The Burn and Fireweed

A familiar site in the interior in Alaska.  An area burned by fire, but showing new growth with pink blossoms of fireweed.  I like the pink patches and the dark area of spruce trunks in the distance.  This one will be in a show in Anchorage at the ArtiqueLtd Gallery in September

Hillside Fireweed

A painting of a hillside covered with fireweed in bloom.  Fireweed thrives in disturbed soil and burned areas and is one of the first plants to reestablish after a forest fire.  I like the mix of saturated and less saturated colors.  This one will be in a show at Artique Ltd Gallery in Anchorage in September. 

Mill Bay Cliff and Trees

A view of Mill Bay on Spruce Cape on Kodiak Island.  This one will be in a show in Anchorage Alaska at Artique Ltd in September. 

Pasagshak Purple

The weather on Kodiak can be gray and dark, but when the sun shines, it is magical.  This is a view from Pasagshak on Kodiak Island.  The river parallels the shore and has created a high sand berm.  The distant hill turns purple in the late light.   This painting will be in a group show in Anchorage at the Artique Ltd Gallery in September. 

Misty Day and Pushki

Another small  painting of pushki.  These large plants have white umbrella shaped clusters of flowers and are common in Alaska.  This painting will be in a show at Artique Ltd gallery in Anchorage in September.

Pushki

A study of pushki flowers from Kodiak Alaska.  Pushki is a member of the parsley family.  Its foliage contains chemicals called "furanocoumarins" which unite with the DNA in skin cells to make photosensitive compounds. With exposure to to sunshine, people who have touched pushki can have severe rashes and blisters.  I like the beautiful umbels of flowers and the huge foliage. 

Ninilchik Church in Spring

A view of the Russian Orthodox church in Ninilchik, Alaska, with early spring grasses hiding the brown fireweed. 

Near Chiniak SOLD

View of a tidal creek on the road to Chiniak on Kodiak Island.  A very cool and misty scene with lush green grasses and very gray sand.  This painting is in my show at the Artique Gallery in Anchorage this month (June)

White Sand Beach SOLD

The white sand beach is at the end of the road at Monashka Bay on Kodiak.  Late afternoon sun turns the mountain pinkish orange.  This painting will be in my show at the ArtiqueLtd Gallery in Anchorage in June.

Near Slana

A view of the Copper River drainage along the Alaska Highway, somewhere between Slana and Tok.  Fall colors turn the hills red and purple and gold.   This painting will be in my show at the Artique Ltd. Gallery in Anchorage, Alaska in June.

Near Eklutna

Late afternoon of a day's fishing near Eklutna.   This painting will be in my June show at the Artique Ltd. Gallery in Anchorage.

Nabesna Road View

A view of the mountains seen from the Nabesna Road in the interior of Alaska.  The area is part of the Wrangell - St. Elias National Park. This painting will be part of a show at the Artique Ltd. Gallery in Anchorage Alaska in June.

Near Island Meadow SOLD

Near Island is next to the town of Kodiak, where we used to live, and is connected to the town by a tall bridge.  It's a perfect place to picnic and stroll on a sunny day.  This painting will be in my June show at the ArtiqueLtd gallery in Anchorage AK.

Barometer in Brown SOLD

Barometer Mountain sits at the end of the airport runway on Kodiak Island where we used to live.  I like this composition--mostly middle values with a small amount of dark and just a touch of light in the sky.  It's very Kodiak weather- mostly overcast with just a small cloud break.   Spring green shows in the foreground, but the top of Barometer is still brown from the long winter.

Monashka Beach SOLD

A beach in Monashka Bay, Kodiak, Alaska.  The view looking from Ft. Abercrombie towards the Three Sisters mountains.  When it's sunny, there's no place more gorgeous than Kodiak.  

Mt Chiginagak

We used to have a hunting camp on Lower Ugashik Lake in Alaska.  Mount Chiginagak could be seen on a clear day and with binoculars you could see smoke rising from fumaroles on the sunny side of the volcano.  This painting is in my current show at Artique Ltd. Gallery in Alaska

"Kenai Bluffs" SOLD

These are the tall sand cliffs of Cook Inlet near Kenai.  This painting is in my current show at Artique Ltd Gallery in Anchorage, Alaska.

Kachemak Stream

Fireweed next to a stream in Kachemak Bay. This is in my current show at Artique Ltd Gallery in Anchorage Alaska.