En el Jardín de Mi Tía

My wife was born in Arequipa, Péru, a mountain town that was formerly a hub of international trade. She grew up there for her first six years and spent many happy days in this house. It belonged to her tíos de cariño––her uncle and aunt of the heart––and to a cousin, all of whom are as

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With Reid, in Fields of Mojave Aster

My last painting trip with my friend and mentor, Reid Galey, was to New Mexico, to paint the countryside in which he grew up and which he loved so much. The high plains were filled with this native flower; it reminded me of southern France and its fields of lavender. There is a full palette of memories

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The Path Ahead, the Storm Behind

This painting captures a very special moment for me. I was outside of Cody, Wyoming, painting with my friend, Reid Galey, taking a week’s time-out from a difficult period in my life to let my mind rest and to concentrate on painting. Nonetheless, my mind was as cloudy as the skies that day and the

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Lavender Waves of Mojave Aster

The lavender fields of Provence are an icon of the natural beauty of France and a subject to which many artists are drawn. But these gently flowered fields are not lavender but Mojave Aster and they grow not in France but in the high plains of New Mexico. Travelling with another painter through the countryside outside

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