I am a 6th generation Oregonian and grew up in Leaburg and the
McKenzie River Valley. I was a career employee of the Eugene Water and
Electric Board. I am now happily retired in Sisters where I enjoy life with
my lovely wife, Cheri and visits from our four grown children and four
grandchildren. My pursuits now, besides watercolor include hiking, fly
fishing, kayaking, biking and bird watching.
I love watercolor as a medium. It is so portable that I can carry a travel
kit with paint, brushes, pallet, paper and water in my pocket. I’m really just
chronicling my life through my journal and paintings. Sometimes people
see my work and want to take it home with them.
I try to capture images that are meaningful to me, with a memory of
place or an iconic object. O’Neil Butte, Lower Yellowstone Falls, Half Dome,
Double Arch, and Aspens in Black Butte meadows have all been painted
from my own photos or “en plain air.”
Watercolor is a spiritual experience sometimes, it’s where I encounter
God’s presence in my life. There is great joy when transparent color mixes
itself in washes, or granulates to an inspiring effect. It’s a great surprise to
me when someone says, “Oh, you painted a place from my childhood”, or
“I know that flower, it’s my favorite!” Maybe you will find something too in
the washes, and glazes of this magical medium.
