"Heading for Mexico"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

I saw this little camper parked at a local service station. I imagined it was having some last minute repairs done before heading to Baja for some sort of surfing adventure.

"Green Pickup"

8x10" oil on canvas panel

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If I had painted this image a year ago I probably would have eliminated the clutter in the background and just painted sky instead. For some reason I decided to leave the clutter and I'm glad I did.... I kinda like it.

"Red Truck Turning Left" - SOLD

6x6" oil on Gessobord

Another from behind the wheel.

I've always been attracted to art that reflects a unique and personal view of the world. "The Complete Watercolors of Edward Hopper" was my introduction to this kind of work. I love visiting the pages of that collection, it's like a mini vacation. By staying true to himself and trusting his instinct he's created a unified body of work, one with the ability to transport.

Andrew Wyeth and Van Gogh have also created worlds I like to visit. I'd be curious to know whose work transports you. 

"Red Pickup at Dusk"

8x6" oil on hardboard

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I've never owned a pickup truck. My brother had an old forrest green Toyota Hilux when we were in high school. He bought it for carrying around his dirt bike. The front seat had a huge hole in it so it was a true "bucket seat". He was about 6'4" at the time but he could barely see over the dashboard.

I remember sitting in that old truck one winter afternoon waiting for him to finish a race. I was about seventeen. Youth, boredom and the creative spirit inspired me to completely cover his interior with duct tape. It looked like a spaceship when I was done. I thought it was a great improvement and I was sure he'd love the new look.

He did not. 

I'm a year older than he is so there wasn't any ass whoopin' in case you thought that's where this was heading.