SUNSET REFLECTIONS

18x24 Oil on Canvas, I have so missed being able to see our sunsets since the fire that I have decided to paint some so I can look at them anytime I want. It helps.

SUNSET

8x10 Oil on Canvas

CONDEMNED

12x16 Oil on Canvas. Afghan women in Burqa's. Third Station Jesus is Condemned By The Sanhedrin "Lord, grant us Your sense of righteousness that we may never cease to work to bring about the justice of the kingdom that You promised"

PETER DENIES CHRIST

Fourth Station of the Cross Jesus Is Denied By Peter "Lord, grant us the gift of honesty that we may not fear to speak the truth even when difficult"

BETRAYAL

Second Station:Jesus, Betrayed By Judas, Is Arrested "Lord, grant us the courage of our conviction that our lives may faithfully reflect the good news you bring."

BOY WITH CANDLE

THE OVERLOOK

Behind our home we lost in the fires was an area we called THE OVERLOOK. It looked beyond the trees, over the Colorado River, and into a meadow. It was beautiful and we loved it. The trees are gone now but the view remains in our heart.

BLUE POT AND FLOWERS

30x24

Oil on Canvas

THE EXODUS

This is another image I painted of the fire coming towards us as we all were escaping in our cars. It's hard to imagine the blackness of the night and the brilliance and heat of the fire.

Oil on Canvas

8x10

FIRE

First Station Jesus In The Garden Of Gethsemane "Lord,grant us Your strength and wisdom, that we may seek to follow Your will in all things" This is a small little painting I did last week. It is the first time I have painted since the fires destroyed our home over Labor Day weekend. There are so many images of fire in my head. I'm sure there will be several more fire paintings. The challenge in this painting besides the emotional one was capturing the intensity of the power and heat. 15 months later: I have decided to use this for the 1st station of the cross. It has been a very painful one to bear.