Riverview             Can be seen at The Dancing Fox, Lodi Ca.

Robin's Barn  

I did not crop this picture to show the frame is also painted.

IDESA & ELO

This series has a narrative, it is just unfinished at this point. This is an project in progress.



Wine Country

This is a painting I'm working on.

Foothill oaks

Carmel Cove

Lonesome Beach

Tom's Vineyard

Foothill Sunrise

Hayfield

Elite Harvest

The above three paintings are owned by Greg and Colleen Lewis and can be viewed at the Dancing Fox in Lodi CA.

This was a custom painting done from another picture with the client's house added to the scene.

Mediterranean Street scene.

                            Idesa & Elo

Recalled by frontiersman Olaf Sand, a story ralated to him by a decendent from an obscure clan living in Northwest Canada sometime in the late 1600's, he tells the tale of the courage of Idesa and her bond with Elo, the Great Bear. Elo, marked with the silver blaze, inherited from his mother, the legionary white bear of the north.

Idesa was born into a hostile world. Her father had died before she was born, and a woman without a husband or son to provide for her, had to fend for herself.

Her first memory was of the night of the wolf, and how brave her mother stood.

"Night of the Wolf"

As a young girl, she took the treacherous path home. It was a narrow ribbon with beckoning depths to one side and towering giants on the other. Night fell quickly and her dying torch barely lit her way. She was too close, when see saw them. When the moment came, she sank to her knees, drawing her blade. For an instant, their eyes locked, each knowing their only path. The great white bear had no choice, she had to defend her cub. 

"The Path"

Girl with Grapes

Mountain view

Yellow House         

Canal and Vineyard in Lodi

The following series was done in 2001,  (sorry for the poor quality of the photos)

 Special order for Mark Reinhardt      San Francisco CA.

(These are unavailable for sale)

The Legend of Fire & Rain

                   The Legend of Fire & Rain

When the earth was new - and the gods were young

              Wild hearts and warring tribes - made the night electric.

She was the flame - that danced in the night

              He was the rain - that rode on the wind.

Their desire was forbidden - their love taboo

              A warrior chief - proud and strong

Soon to wed - the sister of the moon.

             A maiden so fair - she out-shone the stars

Betrothed to - the brother of the sun.

           Yet on this night - nothing could keep them apart.

She felt his caress - long before he touched her

             He knew her heat - long before she kissed him

Defying the gods - their elders - their tribes

             They journeyed to the ends of the earth.

There alone in the desert - with only the moon to see

             They gazed upon each other - as they never had before

Lightning bolts danced - as they became as one

             All through the night - their spirits soared

Entwined in the eternal dance of love.

As morning broke - she lie dying

           Like the fading embers - of a great blaze

His love had consumed her - extinguished her flame

           Cold in his arms - her touch still searing his heart

His sorrow flooded the earth - a torrent of tears

           Raining down - til nothing of him remained

Forever in the next world - her flame burns for him

           And his desire for her - rains down from the sky

Eternally.

Fire Dance        (This was painted over a previous painting what had been damaged so it could not be sold. It has been lost.)

My first Indian series. Done in '91 and sold, they show how I've improved'

Newborn Brave

These are privately owned

This was a special request and is a partial copy of another painting.

Vineyard & Canal in Lodi  

Owner - Manuel Abeyeta

First place in Almond Blossom Art Show 1996.

Almond Trees by Canal   Owner - Manuel Abeyeta

The Bicycle        Ann Mead   Ripon CA

This is a painting that is painted right on the wall. It is in a room where I painted several paintings on the wall, frames and all.  Go to Faux Walls to see more of the room.

Afternoon Bike Ride      Ann Mead    (There is a reflexion on the glass, sorry).

Columns Vines         Ann Mead  

" He carried sis' lunchbox, so she could keep her hands warm"

Ann Mead     Ripon CA

Four Grandchildren

Tossed at Sea

This one's for you, Autumn

Owner- Stephen Arena

Owner - Jennie Cook