The original Colorado Singing Aspens Map was painted over a Colorado map emphasizing the "Rocky Mountains". This collaborative piece brought together two of our most popular series: my map paintings and Michele's...
Slice of Heaven - The original of this piece was a collaborative effort in a very popular series. I completed the background and Michele added the trees. We had one of our...
The tree trunks on the original Moonlight Serenade are made out of sheet music cut into tapered shapes and decoupaged onto the painted background. This size and orientation is popular because it fits...
For the original Teal Patina Heart I started with an turquoise colored acrylic base. I then added a splash of patina blue using acid oxidized copper paint that outlines the shape of the heart. ...
The original Colorado Slate Map is one of my newer Colorado map paintings utilizing a different, less detailed map than previous ones. I liked the emphasis on the "Rocky Mountains" cutting diagonally through the...
The original Colorado Singing Aspens Map was painted over a Colorado map emphasizing the "Rocky Mountains". This collaborative piece brought together two of our most popular series: my map paintings and Michele's sheet music...
Singing Aspens in Gray/Winter Mountains originated from a stack of 1940's sheet music purchased at an estate sale. Michele had planned on using them as the background for some mixed media pieces....
The original Aspen Grove was a collaborative piece Michele and I created. I did all the heavy lifting and painted the background (ha, ha) and she came in and put finishing touches...
On the original version of Rust & Patina Heart I started with a black background and let it show through at the edges. I then used acid oxidized iron paint to make the rusted...
The original Colorado Autumn Map was painted on a folding road map of Colorado. It was one of the first two that I painted intending on having it professionally photographed for reproductions. The other one is...
The idea for the original Blue Green Windy Tree came to me on one of those beautifully clear, but windy Colorado fall days. The changing aspen leaves were a sharp contrast against...
Purple Rust and Patina Heart was the first heart I ever painted in this very popular series. I used purple acrylic paints for the background then used acid oxidized copper and iron paints...
Rocky Mountains Under Patina Sky has a dream-like yet grounded feel to it. The acid oxidized copper paints that I used for the clouds gives it sleepy quality especially with the...
Rusted Earth Mountains has been my most popular series in the past couple of years. On the original the sky was created using imitation silver leaf for the background. The clouds were then rendered...
The original Red Patina Heart started with a red/orange acrylic base. I then added increasingly darker reds toward the outside shape of the heart so it created an inner glow. The final color I...
Singing Aspens/Birch in Blue is part of a series where Michele used sheet music to create tree trunks. It all started with a stack of 1940's sheet music from an estate sale. She...
Bird's Nest Branch - A love of birds and a lifetime of collecting bird's nests was the inspiration for this charming little piece of nature. This reproduction is available in either silver or...
The original Sunset Reflections was painted on a road map of Minnesota using thinned acrylic paints to allow the map to show through. I choose a distant passage through the trees of this lake scene...
The original Florida Twilight on Teal Waters was painted on the road map of Florida. I used water thinned washes of acrylic paints to allow the map to show through. I also painted it...
The original Arizona Sunset Saguaros was painted on a folding road map of Arizona. I painted this at the same time I painted the "Arizona Moonlight Saguaros" If you look at them both you'll...
The original Arizona Moonlight Saguaros was painted on a folding road map of Arizona. If you look closely you can see the fold lines in the painting. I painted this one at the same...
The original Colorado Flag Map was painted using thinned down acrylic paints over a Colorado road map. You can see some of the fold lines highlighted by the paint. The...
The original Colorado Slate Map is one of my newer Colorado map paintings utilizing a different, less detailed map than previous ones. I liked the emphasis on the "Rocky Mountains" cutting diagonally through the piece. I...
The original Colorado Autumn Map was painted on a folding road map of Colorado. It was one of the first two Colorado maps that I painted with the intention of having it professionally photographed for reproductions. The other one...
The original Colorado Flag Map was painted using thinned down acrylic paints over a Colorado road map. You can see some of the fold lines highlighted by the paint. The...
Reflecting Trees (Vertical) The original piece came from requests from customers who loved the horizontal version of Reflecting Trees but needed a vertical orientation. I kept the same peaceful colors of the horizontal piece...
Sunset Reflections - I choose a distant passage through the trees of this lake scene to lead the viewer deeper into the painting. The muted colors and blurred images remind...
The original version of Wisconsin Blue Reflecting Trees was painted on a state road map of Wisconsin using translucent acrylic paints over a paper map allows the map to show through. The scene is dreamlike...
Wisconsin Barn was painted on a road map of Wisconsin. I got this map as well as the other Wisconsin maps from Wisconsin travel and tourism. It says "Welcome to Wisconsin" on...
The original Texas Windmill, Moon, Shooting Star was painted on a road map of Texas. I painted this one at the same time I painted Texas Twilight, using the same palette of colors....
The original Texas Windmill, Moon, Shooting Star was painted on a road map of Texas. I painted this one at the same time I painted Texas Twilight, using the same palette of...
The original Desert Sky Mountains was inspired by the time I've spent doing shows and exploring the southwestern desert landscape. I love being outside camping there in the winter. Like many snowbirds...
The original Graphite Trees was created on an unusual foggy early Colorado morning. Because gray skies in Colorado are so unusual, I find them quite welcoming and peaceful. Using acrylic paints and a graphite pencil, all in...
The original New Mexico Zia Sun Landscape was painted on a road map of New Mexico using thinned washes of acrylic paints to allow the map to show through the paint. This is...
The original New Mexico gray Mountains was painted on a road map of New Mexico. I painted it from the view of the back side of the Sandia Mountains. The original was done with transparent...
I painted the original Minnesota Starlight Reflections on a road map of Minnesota using thin washes of acrylic paints. It wasn't hard to pick a subject for the Land of 10,000 Lakes. I...
The original Arizona Moonlight Saguaros was painted on a folding road map of Arizona. If you look closely you can see the fold lines in the painting. I painted this one at...
The original New Mexico Moon, Mountains, Shooting Star was painted on a road map of New Mexico. I love using this scene and color scheme with the mountain maps. It...
The original New Mexico gray Mountains was painted on a road map of New Mexico. I painted it from the view of the back side of the Sandia Mountains. The...
The original Arizona Milky Way was painted on a folding road map of Arizona. The Milky Way was painted directly over the Grand Canyon just like it looked on my visits to this incredible natural wonder and national...
The original Colorado Spring Map was painted on a folding Colorado road map. You can see the fold lines in the painting. The was one of the first of two maps I painted...
The original Nine Trees was inspired by seeing the super moon illuminating the trees against the night sky. Acrylic washes were used for the background of the sky and the moon. The ground...
Windy Tree - Glass Leaves was originally created with subtle colored acrylic paints washed in for the background. I was looking to do a piece that had a contemporary feel...
Rusted Earth Mountains has been my most popular series in the past couple of years. On the original the sky was created using imitation silver leaf for the background. The clouds were then rendered...
The original version of Wisconsin Blue Reflecting Trees was painted on a state road map of Wisconsin using translucent acrylic paints over a paper map allows the map to show through. The scene...
The original Silver Mountains was created with a background entirely made with imitation silver leaf. The ground below the mountains was textured first and the sky has the texture of the canvas...
Rusted Earth Mountains has been my most popular series in the past couple of years. On the original the sky was created using imitation silver leaf for the background. The clouds were then...
The original Three Earthy Aspens was a collaborative piece. I painted the background using acrylic paints as well as acid oxidized paints. Michele added the aspens with acrylic paints to complete this...
Sea Foam originally was done because we were heading to Florida to do a month worth of shows, in January, to escape Colorado's cold. It was fun to do something different than my...
Seagrass originally was done because we were going to Florida to do a month worth of shows, in January, to escape Colorado's cold. It was fun to do something different than my...
This original Singing Aspens/Birch Trees on Mountains started with a stack of 1940's sheet music purchased at an estate sale. Michele had planned on using them as the background for some mixed media pieces....
Singing Aspens/Birch in Blue This original is one of a series where Michele used sheet music to create tree trunks. It all started with a stack of 1940's sheet music purchased at an estate...
The inspiration for Triangle Tree came from those lonely single trees that seem to carve out a space for themselves separated from their peers. I always wonder how they got there. Did...
Reflecting Trees (Horizontal) The original for this piece was created using acrylic paints for the sky and moon. The clouds and trees were rendered with acid oxidized copper and iron paints for a patina and rust effect....
Sunset Reflections looks similar to one of my Minnesota map paintings for a reason. When Michele saw the completed MN map painting she encouraged me to do this one without...
The original version of Wisconsin Purple Reflecting Trees was painted on the state road map of Wisconsin. Michele and I did the Madison Art Show a couple of times and visited their families lake cottage near Eau Claire so that...
Utah Red Rock is a photographic print of the original mixed media art painted over a Utah road map. The map is hidden under the red rocks, but shows through...
Utah Outline map For the original map painting I wanted a very contemporary version of the Utah red rock landscape using the shape of the state as the face of...
The original version of Texas Twilight was painted on a road map of Texas using translucent acrylic paints to allow the map to show through. I painted both this one and the "Texas...
The original version of Texas Flag Map was painted on a road map of Texas. Like my Colorado Flag, I didn't want to paint the flag like the original image, but wanted it to...
