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WIP Gas Station before Dawn, Pecos NM Oil on Linen 12” x 18”

A little further along on this one.

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work in progress oil painting of a gas station near Pecos, NM just before dawn

TBT This was a night of wet snow 5 years ago just outside of Santa Fe very late at night.

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wet snow falling at night below a streetlight on the outskirts of santa fe, new mexico 5 years ago

a wonderful misty mysterious morning landscape

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rolling hills covered in mist on a foggy dawn in portugal

Santa Apolònia station from a trip into Lisbon today

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looking out from inside Santa Apolonia station on a rainy day with the distant buildings getting hit by transient sun

In the nave of the cathedral this morning

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sun rise seen through pine trees on a hill in ribatejo portugal

just after sunset

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low lying fog seen from a hill trail this morning as the rain storm was beginning to roll in

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a morning view of low lying fog covering a valley seen from a hill, with approaching storm clouds in the sky

TBT Nocturne, El Rito NM Oil On Linen 20" x 30"

This is a painting from a night time wander during Thanksgiving in this lovely little town about an hour north of Santa Fe 8 years ago.

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An oil painting of a little town in New Mexico called El Rito on a Thanksgiving night 8 years ago

a bright autumn day at the Jardim das Portas de Sol in Santarem, the Muslim fortress that was famously taken by Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal, in 1147.

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a couple having a romantic moment on the parapet of the Jardim das Portas do Sol in Santarem Portugal overlooking the Tagus River

WIP Gas Station before Dawn, Pecos NM Oil on Linen 12" x 18"

Another painting just begun. I was driving to Hamilton Mesa, up in the Pecos National Forest and stopped to take a photograph of this gas station. Very very early stages.

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work in progress oil painting of a gas station near Pecos NM before dawn

TBT Dawn, Chama River 24" x 36"
This is an oil painting from an early morning spent wandering along the Chama River just before sunrise ten years ago.

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oil painting of the Chama River just before dawn at the Chama River Canyon Wilderness in New Mexico

work in progress PreDawn, Hwy 116, Vermont Oil on Linen 12" x 18"

Just starting on this one. These things always look such a mess at the beginning stages! I like the moody quality of scene and am hoping I can catch that mood.

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work in progress oil painting of hwy 116 in Vermont before dawn

TBT 6 years ago, coming back to Seattle from a long day exploring the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Kind of unearthly and wonderful.

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standing outside on a cold night ferry from bremerton to seattle looking in at the people inside

morning walk

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dirt road winding away into newly green countryside as the rains start to change the landscape here in portugal

My heroic walking buddies

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my two dogs backlit by the setting sun on top of a hill taking in the view

It was quite a show on our evening walk today.

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very colorful orange clouds filling the sky at sunset looking out towards Montejunto in Portugal

sunrise this morning

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sunrise seen from a hill in ribatejo portugal

I'm still getting used to the sun setting so early. Here in Portugal the time change happens about the same time as the rains, so it's a big change overall.

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