town hall meeting

Discussions about the town's growing pains. We have an abundance of concerned citizens that willingly participate in the future plans of the community.

deer on the golf course

There are too many deer in the Texas Hill Country. Their only predator is the automobile. It's not uncommon to stop your car while a herd slowly wanders across the street. While sketching this herd, they just stood there with mild curiousity, waiting for a handout.

the tire store

In the waiting room of the local tire store is a horse saddle on a saw horse. While watching my money turn into a round rubber tube, I wondered if it's cheaper to ride a horse.

the gas station

A rancher with his Australian shepard, filling up the gas tank early in the morning. People around here love to drive their pickup trucks with their dogs in the back. Some of the dogs balance themselves on the roof of the truck while moving at 50 miles an hour down the road. They are usually leashed, but still...?!?!

big gnarly live oak tree

This is one of those scenes that wouldn't work as a photograph. I left out the port-0-potty and the overturned trash can, and toned down the rundown shack in the background. This tree is really beautiful with its battle scars. It must have some stories to tell.

a small house on a big hill

Very close to where I live is this little garage size house on top of Skyline Ridge. The west-facing porch overlooks all of Wimberley Valley. This seems to be someone's vacation cabin, which is rarely visited. Because of the great view, I love to come up here. At night the sky is spectacular. It would be the perfect little art studio.

fun with pens and paper

Some rough sketches for a client project.

Suburbia

This weekend I listened to a man talking on the radio. He said that he would never walk into a forest because it would scare him. The only way he would walk into a forest is if he could see a Starbucks.

We must have our "natural" surroundings manicured, fluffed and coifed. Take out those wildflower weeds, replace them with petunias and neatly trimmed holly bushes. We don't need any of that uncontrolled wild stuff in our yards!

I'd rather walk in the forest without the Starbucks.

winter grapevines

Playing with photoshop.