From A to Z: Train in the Sierras

Here is a painting I completed in Dale Momii's class. I learned how to paint in oils from Dale, an extremely talented artist. Please view some of his beautiful oil paintings in the Quent Cordair Gallery at www.cordair.com.

From A to Z: Swan Family

When I painted this I had four young children so I put in four cygnets to represent our happy family. However, I had a thought that I should paint in one more on the Papa's back just in case I ever had my fifth child that I wanted one day. Now we have that 5th beautiful child and I'm glad this swan family is complete.

From A to Z: Stream in the Mountains.

This was painted from photos of mountains in Yosemite National Park and from Colorado, of trees from our cabin in the Sierras, of photos from King's Canyon National Park, and a deer in Alum Rock Park in San Jose, California.

From A to Z: Pirate Ship Battle

A commission from my daughter. The sky was challenging but I'm pleased with the results that happened from an unconventional method!

From A to Z: (Aletheia's) Pegasus over the Ocean

Here's a commission from my creative daughter and named for her.

From A to Z: Mustangs Wild and Free

This was one of my first paintings. I added the horses in the foreground years later.

From A to Z: Mountains to the Sea

From A to Z: (A) Lady and her Horse

This was a commission for a woman and her horse. She wanted me to paint them into beautiful setting.

From A to Z: (A) Humpback Whale and Her Calf

This is a large 24x36" oil painting. I loved painting the barnacles on these whales.

From A to Z: (The) Dancing Lord and Lady

The dancing lady is really me, can you tell?

From A to Z: (Soft and Cuddly) Bunny

This is an oil painting I gave to my son who was only 7 at the time. It's now back in my closet waiting for another home.

From A to Z: (A) Boy and His Balloon

This painting was done in oils while I was taking a class. All of us learned how to paint hot air balloons of our choice, and then we could add anything else we wanted. I chose the boy since he looked like he was determined to fly one day.