Hollyhock House
Hollyhock House, second in my Flower Cottages of Carmel collection, is a real hideaway along the picturesque Pacific coast. The rich, honey-colored stone is an...
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A Christmas Welcome
Many elements of an earlier and simpler time survived in my boyhood hometown. Rustic scenes like A Christmas Welcome, where horses wait patiently at a...
Wisteria Arbor
This is my very personal look at California's famed Villa Montalvo. A wild profusion of wisteria blossoms envelops the historic mansion's formal columns.
Petals of Hope
I sometimes visualize faith as a garden, where hope is in abundant bloom. In The Garden of Promise, we stood at the gate of that...
Morning Dogwood
Morning Dogwood seemed almost to paint itself. The painting started its life as a plein air impression of a tree shaded gazebo that I saw...
The End of a Perfect Day III
The End of a Perfect Day III, the third and final piece in my End of a Perfect Day collection celebrates the majesty of God’s...
Autumn Lane
Autumn Lane follows a rural road into the cool depths of an autumn forest. The scene is rich with the pleasures of the season; the...
Heiligen Blut
This secluded Austrian town sits amongst the sheltering mountains and is softly covered in a blanket of snow. The vacant streets suggest that many have...
Victorian Christmas IV
This nostalgic vision of Christmas past completes one of my favorite collections, Victorian Christmas. Victorian Christmas IV represents a return to my personal memories. I've...
Christmas Tree Cottage
When I think of the glory of Christmas, I think of the radiant sunsets that set the snowy world aglow at that time of year....
Winter’s End
My Winter's End is about that special time when winter warms into spring. It's also about the tracks we leave in our passage through life....
Victorian Christmas III
In Victorian Christmas III I touch the quiet heart of the holiday itself. Bowered by stately evergreens and blanketed in new snow, this golden house...
Studio in the Garden
"An artist's studio is his most important self-portrait." That's certainly true of my second studio—a romantic hideaway in the lovely village of Carmel-by-the-Sea, which I've...
Stonehearth Hutch
The symbols of the Christmas season speak to us so clearly. In my Stonehearth Hutch, wreath and tree signal that this sunset heralds Christmas Eve....
St. Nicholas Circle
I began this painting in Norman Rockwell's famous studio near Arlington, Vermont. Many charming New England cottages made their way into St. Nicholas Circle. In...
Skater’s Pond
In Skater's Pond, townsfolk have joined together for an evening of skating under the glow of the Christmas Tree. I like to think that as...
Hidden Gazebo
If you and I were to walk together along the old Plantation Road north of New Orleans, I could take you to the very spot...
Glory of Winter
This is the thrilling view of Bridal Veil Falls, thundering at the head of a Yosemite Valley blanketed in snow and blessed by an unaccustomed...
The Garden of Promise
When a close friend lost loved ones, I was amazed to see the serenity and peace that filled his heart. It was almost as if,...
The End of a Perfect Day
Paintings like The End of a Perfect Day express my growing appreciation for the real beauty of nature untamed. This rustic stone cabin is nestled...
Christmas Memories
In Christmas Memories, first in my new series celebrating the joyous festivity of an earlier and more gracious era, one of California's great historic houses...
The Blessings of Autumn
The Blessings of Autumn, begins my Blessings of the Seasons collection. Here is the fullness of autumn—-the ripe orange plumpness of pumpkins, the Indian corn...
Beyond Autumn Gate
Some years ago, in my travels through England, I found a wonderful old stone gate—mysterious and inviting—that inspired my celebrated painting, Autumn Gate. Nanette and...
The Warmth of Home
It will come as no surprise to you that the subject of home is near and dear to my heart, and this wilderness cabin is...