USA Southwest Collection

Only through intense and repeated study can a plein air artist find the beauty hidden in the desert.

Three months of volunteering each morning with Habitat for Humanity and painting each afternoon in the three National and two State parks near Tucson whetted my appetite to go back for more—despite the inevitable cactus needle scratches I endured!

Sunset at Yavapai Point

Morning at Dead Horse Point

Sunlight and Shadow

Winter at the Rim

Backdrop for the Glorious Aspens

Hidden Jewel of Sneffels Range

Madera Canyon

Aspen Splendor

Botanical Building

Desert Structures

Monument Valley at Mitten West

The Colorful Colorado River

Sunrise on Buckskin Mountain

Sabino Canyon Dam

Madera Canyon Wash

Spider Rock

Sunrise near Mather Point

Siphon Draw Trail - Superstition Mountains

View from Campsite #44 -Superstition Mountains

Shadows from Yesterday

Tucson Valley at Gates Pass

Almost at the Top

Saturday Morning Fishin' Hole

Inside the Spanish Courtyard

The Spanish Courtyard

Waiting for Friends

Morning Sentry at Fisherman's Warf

Heading to Gates Pass, Road Trip #12

Spring Beauty of Gates Pass

Fishing with the Sunrise #8

Goodbye Moon - Morning Sky #4

Morning Sky #3- John Kennedy Park

Morning Sky # 2- John Kennedy Park

Sweetwater Saguaros

What a View!

China Cove

Foggy Afternoon at Asilomar

McWay Falls

Baboquivari - Center of the Universe

Sunrise at Lover's Point

Sunshine Lights Sabino Stop 6

Sun Coming Over Cat Mountain

Saguaro National Park Entrance

Tucson Matriarch #1

Sunrise Hitting Chollas