"Pumpkin Time"

Fall is in full force in Southern Utah so I decided to paint something seasonal. This little oil (5" x7) was a lot of fun to paint and reminded me of all the years we carved pumpkins with our children and how much fun they always had at Halloween. I hope my children are continuing the tradition with my granddaughters. I am heading to Denver for a few days to see family and some old college friends. Should be a great time and I believe the weather will be perfect. My sister and I will do a canvas and cocktail class....should be interesting. I’ll post our paintings when I return to St. George.

"Sun Going Down"

It’s been a few weeks since I last painted and I feel a bit rusty. Between moving back to Utah and having company my time has been limited to family which I believe should always be first. I just completed my first painting since returning to Kayenta in Utah. In this painting I have tried to capture the moodiness of the late evening just before sunset, as the sun moves down the red cliffs and casts the desert in shadows leaving the tops of the cliffs as if they were the embers of a dying fire. I call this painting “Sun Going Down”. We attended the auction for Xetava Gardens Café the other evening and I am pleased to say my pastel painting “Passing Storm” sold for over $500.00. “Cheyenne Man” is still for sale in the cafe.

"Passing Storm" and "Cheyenne Man"

I'm finally settled again in Utah and back to blogging. I has taken a while to get back to doing art and I must admit the paintings I am posting today were done last year. I am donating them to Xetava Gardens Cafe here in Kayenta. They are doing a fund raiser auction to improve their kitchen and although this isn’t a non profit we are friends with the owner and want to see his restaurant succeed. The first painting is done in pastel and is called “Passing Storm” the second painting is an oil painted from an historic photo of a Cheyenne Indian man. I have joined the emerging artist studio in Kayenta called the Blue Raven you can connect to them at this link http://www.blueravenartstudio.com/ You can connect to Xetava Gardens Cafe at http://www.xetavagardenscafe.com/ It’s good to be back on the desert and in our home in Kayenta.