Art Gallery

Recently painted, this is a portrait of a newborn baby cuddled up and sleeping on a small cloud of pillows. The painting utilizes the an old Italian Masters' layering technique called sfumato to allow the warm tones in the background layers to give a more warm richness the soft baby colors in the top layers. The painting is an 18"x24" oil painting on a canvas board prepared with a clay surface.

Baby Eli was about 6 months old in this painting. He has beautiful warm skin tones and a adorable smile. The portrait is 16"x20" painted on paper with the softest handmade pastels from the south of France.

One of the most famous self-portraits in history is by Rembrandt van Rjin. This painting is a study to recreate Rembrandt's masterful use of light and shadows, color and his ability to capture the human expression. The portrait study is a 16"x20" oil painting on a linen stretched canvas.

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Rembrandt's painting can be seen here.

This painting is from Heather's travels in Italy. She has used deep rich colors to capture the warm sunset cascading on the church outside of her window. The painting is a 11"x14" oil painting on a canvas board prepared with a clay surface.

This is one of the many character creation of an old western criminal thought to have been in a few too many fights with a broken jaw, crooked eyebrow and crazy hair. The portrait is a 20"x36" sepia charcoal on paper.

This painting is a Still-Life painting of a pueter pitcher and a bowl of grapes. Heather is capturing all the reflections, lights and showdows coming from the room where it was painted. As an example, in the grapes, there are many colors included to give the look of a real grape. The painting is an 11"x14" oil painting on a canvas board prepared with a clay surface.

Portrait of Jordan at 5 years old. It's a 20"x36" painting on paper with the softest handmade pastels from the south of France.

Three Milk and Cookies painting focuses on capturing the reflections of light on to the glass milk bottle. The painting is an 11"x18" oil painting on a canvas board prepared with a clay surface.

This is a painting from a train ride up into the Mountains in the beautiful Durango, Colorado. It's an 11"x14" oil painting on a canvas board prepared with a clay surface.