Local scenes
"Artists should never look at pictures, but should stutter in a language of their own." Winslow Homer
 Outboard Inn, Mentone BeachOutboard Inn, Mentone Beach. Mentone, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  The Wheel.The Wheel, Los Rios Rancho, Oak Glen. Watercolor on Strathmore cold press paper. |
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 After the RecitalAfter the Recital. University of Redlands Chapel, Redlands, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  Sweet-Water RanchSweet-Water Ranch, Oak Glen Road. Yucaipa, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 Cowan's Welding ShopCowan's Welding Shop, California Street, Yucaipa. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  'Loch Ness Tree'The 'Loch Ness Tree,' as named by the Vargas family. Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 The Road TakenThe Road Taken. Oak Glen Road, Oak Glen. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  Smiley LibrarySmiley Library. Redlands, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 'Oak Glen Barn'Potato Canyon Road, Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press watercolor paper. |  Jan 20Oak Glen Preserve in the Snow. Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 'The Golden House'Walnut Street, Redlands, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press watercolor paper. |  First Day of SpringFirst Day of Spring. Oak Glen Preserve, Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 'Oak Glen Pond'Oak Glen Conservancy Botanic Garden. Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  Caroline ParkCaroline Park. Redlands, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 Upper PondUpper pond. Oak Glen Preserve. Oak Glen, California, Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  Apple shedU-pick apple shed. Los Rios Rancho, Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 Dried leavesDried leaves. Los Rios Rancho, Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  Jan 23Los Rios Rancho sign covered in snow. Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Strathmore cold press paper. |
 Chains requiredRoad closure on Oak Glen Road. Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  Jan 2Frozen upper pond, Oak Glen Preserve, Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 Day 14Oak Glen Preserve. Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Strathmore 300 cold press paper. |  'Loch Ness Tree'Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 'Oak Glen Ranch'Oak Glen Road, Oak Glen, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press watercolor paper. |  'All Grown Up'Sunset Avenue, Redlands, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press watercolor paper. |
My chosen settings are both subjects and backdrops, so naturally I paint places close to my heart. Yucaipa, Redlands, and Oak Glen, California, are some of my favorite places. I also enjoy urban Southern California and the central coast of California. I am an outdoors painter and person. Don't ask me to paint a bowl of fruit.