On an early Sunday morning I caught this scene, the street washer had just gone by, the venders had brushed water from sidewalks, and then placed their wares on the walk. Reflections appeared to take place everywhere on the street and walks.

Painting adobe in pouring down rain can be a challenge. Of course, it´s best to paint it from inside a car with the windshield wipers going. This was my condition in making this watercolor in Winslow, Arizona, a fun project.

Originally located in Jerome´s "Red Light" district of the old days, today I found it to be converted to a great eating restaurant. It's located above Clarkdale, AZ.

When I came across this mill in Wheeling, Illinois, I was glad to have the watercolors along, for it was a pleasure to paint a little bit of the19th century. It was still unchanged with grain still scattered around.

Houses in Jerome Arizona, an old mining town, are perched on the steep hillsides in any way they can be supported. Their very uniqueness is what makes them special. Painting here in this National Historic Site town, one finds it to be a special pleasure.

This is a fall scene near Mesa, Colorado, experienced while on the way up this 10,000-foot high mesa to paint the aspen in the fall. I saw this barn and it seemed to just stand up to say it just wanted to be painted.

In Salem, Massachusetts a pure colonial home was a perfect setting to capture New England. While visiting the House of Seven Gables, we came upon his home. His honeymoon was spent at Emerson´s home where their names are still there scratched on the windowpane.

When the New England tides recede it is interesting to watch. They move quite fast. But it is not to be when they start to come back. After all, the Bay of Fundy with some of the biggest tides on earth isn´t that far away.

Seeing these cobblestone streets, a true Colonial look, gave a sense of peace to this old early coastal city where one can lose touch with time. The golden dome of the church, lovely to see in this tropical light, was wonderful to see.

A dream cabin in the woods, especially in this setting in Idaho near the Grand Tetons Mountains, lent me its charm. It´s a reminder of that space we all seem to need.

The United Verde Copper Company of Jerome, Arizona operated this open pit mine with the Marion 300 and Osgood Steam shovels. One of the most merited operations of its time, it took five railroads over its lifetime. When the Marion 300 struck a TNT charge it blew the shovel over 1/2 mile above the rim.