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Below you will find the latest blog posts from the JL Gallery blog. To view all former blog posts, click here.

Amitola

Amitola means rainbow in Native American. She hunted in my neighborhood in Dove Valley, Cave Creek, AZ. She was gorgeous. This painting is 20x16" acrylic and ink on canvas.

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Untitled (Cross)

Another cross, 8x8" acrylic and inks on canvas

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Untitled (Cross)

I have done a series of crosses. This is 8x8" acrylic and inks on canvas.

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Julie's Cross

This was a gift to a dear friend who lives in New Zealand.

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Mary's Cross

This was a gift to my sister, Mary.

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Untitled (Cross)

I was asked to do a cross for Santa Fe. It is 10x10" canvas, acrylic and inks. I should do a bigger one.

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Dean

Dean is a painting of a mountain lion. 36x36" on canvas done in acrylics and inks. He is a lot like Samson, my other painting of a mountain lion.

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Winslow

Winslow is a painting of a great horned owl. 36x48" on canvas done in inks and acrylics. He is beautiful.

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Nova

Nova is a painting of a coyote. Nova is an American Indian name meaning Chaser of Butterflies. It is Hopi. She is 36x36" on gallery wrapped canvas done in acrylics and inks.

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Dakota

This is a painting of a peregrine falcon. It is 18x24" on gallery wrapped canvas done in acrylics and inks.

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Dove Valleys Bobcat

This Bobcat was in my neighborhood looking for bunnies. He seemed hungry and slow and he sat there and let me photograph him which was great for me. I think I will paint him.

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I am going to be the featured artist in a Santa Fe on August 26 at the Hasson Gallery. 225A Delgado St. Come see me and my art. Reception in the evening.

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Billy

Billy is my latest horse painting done in acrylics and inks on a 12x9" canvas.

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Cactus Cotton

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Forest Lakes

Based on a photo I took up at Forest Lakes, AZ during Memorial weekend. Lots of texture on the trunk of the tree. This is painted with acrylics and inks on 36x48" canvas.

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Louise

More lips with teeth! She is 16x20" acrylics and inks on canvas.

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Spring Star

The prickly pear blossom. Beautiful!

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Swift

American Bald Eagle, Swift, 20x24", is painted with acrylics and inks on canvas.

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Sedona Rocks

These were awesome. Stacked rocks with different colors and lots of texture. I might paint this...

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Moon in Sedona

A decaying tree in Sedona. I have it a green sky to help out the moon.

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Sedona Prickly

Because of the vortex in Sedona, some of the plants twist and crack but still live. I like the textures I found on this prickly pear and cranked up the colors.

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Aspen

I looked up and found this. Then I played with the colors.

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Forgotten Trailer

This is an abandoned trailer in Forest Lakes, AZ. It was scary approaching it, thinking someone could be in it. I liked the textures and colors it had become.

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This was a dead tree I found in Forest Lakes, AZ. I liked how the wood was shaped at the top and making it black and white added a darker feeling to it.

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YMCA Cave Creek detail

The YMCA building in Cave Creek.

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