Lefthand Canyon Collage

A popular cycling route near my home in Boulder.

Road down from Jamestown (Before the flood.)

I just can't capture the true colors of this painting. The goal was to try using unconvetional color choices. There is a delicate glow and complexity of color that just turns garrish in the photo. So many of the lovely rockfaces were needlessly destroyed by Boulder County crews. Frida Kahlo once said "I paint flowers so they will not die". I never thought I'd need to say that about rocks.

Shell

Lakeboy

At the Far End

An explosion of irregular patterns interlace to create a wild and busy mix of flat and deep space. Dramatic changing scale of repeated elements like clouds and waves creates a sense of depth that the occasionally flat color negates. Clouds, shadows, waves, mottled sand, and colorful prints have more visual important that the figures that become obscured by and lost in the multiple patterns. Iit is the far end of the beach, everything happens there in plain view yet goes unnoticed. A camouflaged, coded secret culture that existed and flourished often undetected out in the open. The clear pop bottles help date the scene. The beach ball is my tribute to Charles Meere's fantastic Australain beach crowds painted in the 40's. Oh, David Hockney, I suppose you helped me paint the water.

Lazy Afternoon

Peaches

Pinochle

Boca do Inferno

The Lake Path

*An x-ray would reveal a completely different painting underneath the surface."

Lofty Maroon Bells

Bruz and Casey Entertain

A portrait of Bruz Fletcher. I wrote a book based on my research into this fascinating character. Also depicted is his partner the multi-talented artist Casey Roberts. It is circa 1929 and the brilliant pair are beginning their intense and wild but tragically short life together.

Theirs is dramatic and complicated story of lost but fabulous riches, 3 suicides, fantastic success, devastating fires, sensational trials, madcap parties, movie stars, car crashes, fascinating friends, pet monkeys, secret lives, double entendres, compelling art, silly novels and wonderful witty songs.

Oil on Canvas 30" x 40"