Minimalist in composition but rich in atmosphere, this sketch captures a moment suspended in smoke and stillness. A well-worn green glass ashtray cradles a smoldering cigar, its curling plume of smoke rising like the ghost of a story left unfinished. With bold outlines and painterly textures, the piece evokes the mood of a late-night card game, a solitary reflection, or a scene just before the next move. Subtle and suggestive, it invites viewers to fill in the narrative—to wonder who left it burning, and what decision they were weighing.

Stark, resilient, and unyielding…this minimalist ink drawing captures the solitary majesty of a saguaro cactus standing watch over an open desert landscape. Rendered with fine, deliberate lines and subtle shading, the piece balances precision and looseness to reflect the natural irregularities of time-worn bark and weathered arms. Its simplicity is its power, evoking the quiet strength of the Sonoran wilderness and the profound beauty found in survival. A quiet ode to the guardians of the arid frontier.

A dreamscape of color and contrast, Open Skies captures the electric energy of a sky moments before transformation…sunrise or sunset, creation or collapse. Wisps of clouds, alive with teal, magenta, and deep blue, stretch across a restless sky, their movement mirrored in the shimmering reflection on water below. With expressive linework and bold hues, this piece evokes wonder and momentum, inviting the viewer to imagine what lies just beyond the horizon. A celebration of possibility, painted in the language of light and storm.

A quiet composition full of gentle detail, Study in Bloom captures the humble elegance of a potted flower arrangement. Sketched in delicate, intentional lines with hints of soft blue under-drawing, this piece radiates the intimacy of observation and the simplicity of everyday beauty. The unfinished quality invites the viewer into the artist’s process…a moment of stillness caught between thought and completion. It is both a meditation on form and a celebration of the quiet poetry found in ordinary things.

Floating like whispers across a boundless expanse, these surreal clouds stretch and curl with intentional form, echoing the language of gesture and symbol. Outlined in rich purples and deep shadows, their shapes contrast playfully with the serene, airy blue of the sky. The piece straddles the line between realism and abstraction, offering a sky that feels at once cosmic and cartooned, imaginative yet grounded. It invites viewers to search for meaning in the movement…like signs or signals from a world just beyond the clouds.

With swirling sun and layered earth tones, Dusty Trails evokes the heat and quiet isolation of a desert afternoon. The textured hills roll in muted gradients—ochre, sienna, and plum—while the hypnotic spiral of the sun looms above, both watchful and weary. A single cactus silhouette anchors the vastness, a whisper of life in a landscape shaped by wind and time. Soft and tactile in its rendering, this piece blends abstraction and realism, inviting the viewer to feel the dust on their boots and the weight of the horizon.