Under the Shade

plein air, 9" x 12", oil, 'Under the Shade'

Father's Advice...

plein air, 10" x 12", oil, 'Baled'

Make Hay While the Sun Shines!

Farm Update: Oats Up, Hay Down!

plein air, 9" x 12", oil, 'Ready to Bale'

Dorothy Awakens Back in Kansas!

plein air, 6" x 8", oil, 'Sanpete Scene'

Never Stop Living!

plein air, 8" x 16", oil, 'By the Pond'

Create an adventure in your life today, something crazy, joyful and exciting! 

Open yourself to new opportunities. Whatever it is, life is moving on. Climb aboard.

Dreamin'

plein air, 8" x 10", oil, 'Last Sanpete Sunset'

I didn't realize this would be the last sunset Mr. Mount Pleasant would ever see again! It is comforting to have a record of how the sky looked on that beautiful May evening in the Cedar Hills west of town.

Pleasant Creek Greens

plein air, 6" x 8", oil, 'Pleasant Creek Greens'

   

Sanpitch River

plein air, 9" x 12", oil, 'Sanpitch River'

One Plus One = Three

plein air, 8" x 9", oil, 'Marriage'

Go, Say, Be!

plein air, 5" x 7", oil, 'Restless'

Back in the Rhythm

plein air, 6" x 8", oil, 'South of Fairview'

All Kinds of Goodness

plein air, 9" x 12", oil, 'Western Sky with Field'

No Farm, No Food

plein air, 9" x 12", oil, 'Growing Green'

The Wood Hollow Fire

plein air, 6" x 8", oil, 'Cedar Hills Beauty'

The 2012 Wood Hollow fire in Sanpete County will go down in history as Utah's most frightening wildfires. Fueled by erratic winds, destroying 160 structures, including 52 homes, and claiming the life of one person.

The wildfire started June 23, 2012 and burned 47,387 acres in 10 days. It was fought by 789 people, as well as seven helicopters and eight airplane tankers. Total costing nearly $4 million to fight.

The 75-square-mile blaze began near Fountain Green when winds caused two sets of high-voltage power lines to either touch or swing close enough to each other to create a surge then swept down the poles into dry brush.

Sunday, June 24, 2012 by my home on 5th West in Mt. Pleasant

Monday, June 25, 2012 in the meadow looking west

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 approaching the range-land

As I drove farther into the Cedar Hills, north-west of Mt. Pleasant, it seemed the fire had shifted to the south. I thought for sure I would never see the old granary again. 

Instead, the wind changed directions and raced towards the north saving the structure and fences on our property. The town of Fairview was evacuated and highway 89 was closed soon after I took these parting shots of the Cedar Hills.

                              

Sowing Time

plein air, 12" x 9", oil, 'Crop Edge'

Last Sanpete Sunset

plein air, 8" x 10", oil, 'Last Sanpete Sunset'

Changes

plein air, 5" x 11", oil, 'First Day of the Last Week'