This is the second head study from my "Muse" series. 

 

This painting was awarded "Honorable Mention" and "Jury's Top Fifty" at the Salon International 2011 exhibition held at the Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas. This year's juror was Daniel E. Greene. 

 

 

Mrs. Turner's Garden is a quiet seating area near the driveway of the Rienzi home. It is named for Carroll Masterson's mother, Isla Carroll Sterling Turner, who once owned the bricks used there. No one, including Mrs. Masterson, knew why Mrs. Turner... 

This is the fourth plein air painting from the Rienzi Gardens series. For this painting, I setup my easel in the "White Garden" section of the Rienzi Gardens. I was intrigued by the brilliant afternoon light as it casts sparkling spots and mottled... 

This plein air painting was done on site at the beautiful Rienzi home nestled in beautiful gardens and located in the heart of Houston. The Lady Gandes Garden is named for Lady Gandes, the 19th-century coadestone figure that stands at its center. S... 

 

 

This year I chose to create my own Christmas card using one of my original paintings "Wimberley Pastoral". Being from Houston, Texas, where winters are quite mild and snow is rare, I had much fun adding all the elements of Christmas cheer. I hope... 

This is a painting from a daytrip to Wimberley, Texas in the heart of the Texas Hill Country.  

"Cypress Creek in Autumn" is the second oil painting from a day trip to Wimberley, Texas located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. The creek was pretty dry that day but it's view from the downtown bridge was still magnificent.