Again, the Broadmoor http://www.broadmoor.com/ is the subject du jour. The property has so many vistas and details that I would love to paint. I could paint that property for weeks and still find variety and inspiration.

This is a close-up of a window. I took the original source photo for this photo using the telephoto lens on my camera to get a good close-up shot of this window detail on the main building. I like the original photo, and I like the painting even more.

University of Minnesota Law School

This is one of my all-time favorite paintings. After a stay at the Broadmoor http://www.broadmoor.com/, I was inspired. You can still see the quirks in the painting (sloping roof lines, shadowing isn't perfect) but it still looks somewhat photographic. This is one of the works that really makes me look at the painting and say "I was here"... which is the goal in most of my work.

The Doral in Miami, Florida.

Here is the Broadmoor http://www.broadmoor.com/ West Tower. I started this one en plein air and finished later from a photo. People at the hotel stopped and watched as I painted. I did more talking about the painting than actual painting. My popularity that day was definitely an inspiration to seek a job as an artist in residence!

I painted this from a source photo snapped at our wedding. It was one of my favorite photos taken from the day, captured in black and white. When I painted this, I made up all the colors since the source photo was gray scale.

This was a moment shortly after our wedding ceremony. We were heading down to the beach to take some photographs and Matthew was helping me down the steps.

The Betsy Ross House (http://www.betsyrosshouse.org/) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania begged for me to paint her. This is the type of building I really enjoy painting. It is small, quirky and charming. I enjoyed painting the bricks, each a different color. Sometimes I am pleased that this painting is not properly proportioned, and other times I am bothered by these imperfections.