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Non nobis domine

Non nobis domine, Non nobis domine Sed nomine, sed nomine  Tuo da glorium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13FrLGB_oK8&feature=player_embedded

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Mountain Burst

  There is a particular moment my Father, son, nephew and I shared in Ceder Hollow as the mountain burst into glow of yellow aspen and pine in a spectacular view.    We could not take our eyes off the mountain that day, it … Continue reading

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Aspenshine Study Finished

I was asked to donate a few small paintings to a local fundraiser to be sold with all proceeds to benefit a community  library.   Partly in response to that request, and partly to finish my Aspenshine Study, last night, I painted two very satisfying pieces as a … Continue reading

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Aspen Autumn on the Equinox

Later we grabbed a burger and fries and he just talked and talked and talked about what he likes. I relaxed, smiled and sat, basking in the warmth of my son on the day after the last day of summer.
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Aspenshine

Aspenshine – oil on stretched canvas – original 8×10 – painted in 2010 When you are in a large stand of aspen there are three things that seem to surround you.  One is a sense of the beauty of the … Continue reading

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a view at dawn from my door

This is a small scene of an early summer morning looking out from my front porch. I painted this twice, the first time not capturing the just past dawn light the way I wanted to. It just did not have … Continue reading

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Its not the critic that counts

This is a small 6×8 oil on stretched canvas.  My great front porch is a wonderful sandstone with a sandstone ledge.  In the summer I like to paint there.  Our family gathers there to read together, talk, and pray.   It … Continue reading

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a little candle light

The paint is applied thicker than it appears and there is actually an intense halo of light in the paint under what appears on the surface that only the artist saw. So in a sense the flame shines out to the eye and also into the canvas. Continue reading

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The Aspen Groves of Cedar Hollow

It was a perfect day. Pleasant crisp fall Uintah Mountain air. Brilliant sweeping aspen groves covering the mountain sides. The floor was thick with shuffling gold and orange leaves. Continue reading

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heart and mind and hands – Thanks Joe

A man who works with his hands is a laborer;

a man who works with his hands and his mind is a craftsman;

a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

~ Thomas Aquinas
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