Lakeshore House

I painted this over 10 years ago. It is an old abandoned farmhouse in Lakeshore, Utah (west of Spanish Fork). Back in high school this house had a reputation of being "haunted" so groups kids would go there to scare their dates on the weekend. I remember being in high school and some older kids took a group of us to see this "haunted" house at night. We must have been sophmores because we couldn't drive and we were so scared but couldn't turn back because we didn't want the older girls to think we were wimps. When we got older we made sure to pass the tradition on by introducing others to this "haunted" house.

Palm and Coconuts

I painted this about 3 years ago after my first trip to Hawaii. We went to the Polynesian Cultural Center and there was a Samoan guide demonstrating how he could climb the palms and retrieve coconuts. I looked up and thought this would be an unusual painting so I took a few photos of the palm and came home to paint it. I love this painting because it reminds me of my favorite place on earth, Hawaii, and since then I have traveled back a couple more times.
This is a 22"wide x 28"high oil on canvas.

Riding the Dragonfly

I had a lot of fun with this one. My brother came to me a few months ago and said he liked my "fantasy" style paintings and would like me to create one featuring his four children somehow. I took some photos of the kids and came up with this. It is a 36"x24" oil and acrylic painting. I thought the kids would like to see themselves on an adventurous ride. In many cultures the dragonfly is a symbol of prosperity, good luck, strength, peace, harmony and purity so I thought it would be appropriate to have the children and dragonfly incorporated together. Something fun that is hidden in the painting are the stars and moon. When the lights go out, the stars and moon illuminate.

Maple Mountain Watercolors

I painted these watercolors of Maple Mountain in 2008. I think Maple Mountain is one of the prettiest landmarks anywhere. I painted these two pieces from the west fields of Springville, Utah looking east toward the mountain.

This painting is looking east toward Maple Mountain through some old farming rows in west Springville.

Looking toward Maple Mountain from the west fields of Springville.