California Girls -SOLD

oil 10x10 inches
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Our recent rainstorm gave us some beautiful stormy skies, so I drove out into dairyland to take pictures. This is a typical scene for our area, but the way the sun shone on the palm trees and Chino Hills in the distance made it even better.

Tomorrow I'll be getting ready for "Celebrate Citrus" on Saturday in Redlands. Come on out for art, music, citrus tasting, activities for kids and free fruit. It's from 1-4pm at the orange grove at Prospect Park, corner of Highland and Cajon. Hope to see you there!

Guarded

oil 8x10 inches
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It's about time I painted some cows. In the 1950's our area had the largest concentration of dairy cows in the nation. When we moved here in the 70's I liked hearing the mooing early in the mornings accompanied by hired hands singing in Spanish. The smell didn't bother me, but the flies were unbelievable. Though housing has replaced the dairies in Chino, there are still plenty within a mile of our house. So I drive around taking pictures of cows. This guy was curious and nervous at the same time--typical.

Holy Cow! -sold

oil 8x6 inches
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I don't know what got into me. This one is weird. For a while now I've wanted to paint something hanging from a pushpin. Years ago Nick, one of my first graders, gave me this Christmas ornament because apparently I was always saying, "Holy Cow!" It's an awkward composition, but she looks like she's trying to fly off to the great pasture in the sky.

Succulent Western Beef SOLD

oil on canvas panel 12x9 inches

Tonight I'm posting from Sprindale, Utah, just outside beautiful Zion National Park. We drove most of the day, but late in the afternoon my grandsons and I enjoyed a fabulous hike. No time to paint today so this is one I did last summer when I began small almost daily paintings.