Carmel Mission

Just outside the gates of Carmel Mission in California.

"Carmel Mission"   11" x 14"   Oil

My First Tree

My parents bought me a set of oil paints when I was twelve years old.  I can still remember the pleasure of squeezing out those colors on the palette and smelling the linseed oil.  I didn't have a clue what I was doing but I took my paints outside and did this painting of a tree in our backyard.  Obviously I wasn't a child prodigy.

But I persisted and eventually got to where I could make a tree look more like a tree.  All these years later I still have a fascination with painting trees and here are a few examples in watercolor.

"Tree at Deaver Park"   21" x 14"

"Aspens for Natalie"  8" x 10"

"Tree at Veteran's Park"   11" x 14"

"John Peter Smith Tree"   14" x 21"

"Trinity Trails Train Trestle and Tree"   21" x 14"

"Carmel Cypress"   14" x 21"