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I've been to Taos, New Mexico five times - to study painting, to fish, hike, and just enjoy the unique peace of the high desert. I've always loved old trucks and a storm was rolling in just as I took the photo used for this painting. There is a great variation of color and texture in this piece - and given the current situation with FORD, I thought the title was perfect.

I painted this while working at the Silvermine Art Guild in Connecticut. It was the last of a long series of watercolors completed before our move to Virginia. The scene is from an open air room at Chaa Creek in Belize, gazing out into the rainforest upon waking. The smells coming through the window in June were an incredible mix of rainforest flowers. The painting is very detailed in its small format.

This painting was inspired by a picture of an adorable crab at sunrise. The photo was taken in Utila, Honduras during a whale shark expedition (tagging sharks for research). Although the photograph was underexposed and dark, I added some color to make the oil painting a bit more fun. This painting was one of the first I completed when we made the move in 2005 from New York to Charlottesville, Virginia.

This painting is the third part of a 3-piece series that focuses on an Eastern Brook Trout. The fish was caught in the small creek in the Shenandoah National Park called Jeremy's Run. The first step to this piece included a digitally altered photo of an eastern Brook Trout. I then used the altered photograph to inspire my painting which consists of a strong green foundation while maintaining the more traditional red spots.

This painting is the second part of a 3-piece series that focuses on an Eastern Brook Trout. This canvas is the most abstract, having started with a severely saturated photograph—taking the photo as far into the blue range as possible. I used the altered photograph to inspire my painting which consists of a strong ultramarine purple and ultramarine blue foundation with lime-green, yellow, and hot pink spots and highlights.