First Novel just released for sale to the public!

My first novel (Wind In The Pass) has just been released for sale to the public! It can be found on Amazon.com as well as the E-Bookstore, CreateSpace. To purchase directly from CreateSpace, click on the link here.

Michael graduates from Air Force Basic Training!

My son, Michael, graduated from Air Force Basic Training last week. Now it's off to Goodfellow AFB (also in Texas) for six months of technical training where he will be taught the basics of "operations intelligence". Congratulations, Michael --- we are proud of you and your service to this country!

Latest Painting completed

Completed this painting just last night; it is representative of an Asian landscape although (other than Hawaii), I've never been to a location which would be considered "Asian"...

Goodbye to a family icon

Said goodbye to a family icon when I sold my 4WD Trooper today! I bought this vehicle brand new in 1986 (the same year it was declared 4X4 of the Year by Car & Driver Magazine). It was the most dependable vehicle I've ever owned - it logged 325,000 miles and showed no signs of stopping before I let it go for $1,000.00 to a military family with three small kids from Beale Air Force Base this afternoon. This truck has ferried me across marshes, deserts, forests, trails other 4X4's wouldn't get through, and moved me from coast-to-coast (Georgia to California!). It's hunting exploits include pronghorn antelope, multiple deer, and hundreds of ducks, doves, pheasants, quail, geese, grouse, and chukars. It has taken me to trout streams no other 4X4 would have done. It picked up both of my sons from the hospital on the day they were born and ferried them safely home and served my family as daily transport for decades. All in all, it was the best vehicle I've ever owned and I doubt I'll ever get a chance to own something like this again. Thank you, Isuzu motors, for giving me the best value in an automobile I've ever purchased!

Humpback Whale off the coast of Terceira

Just completed this particular painting tonight...entitled "Humpback Whale off the coast of Terceira". It is a depiction of a humpback whale breaking the surface of the waters off the coast of the island of Terceira, one of the Azore Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, belonging to Portugal. This particular island is of interest as it is the home of my mother's family, Portuguese immigrants to this country only two generations ago! (Oil on Canvas, 24" x 30").