Hill Country Strong
NEWEST WORK
12"x12" | Oil on Canvas | 2026
The first painting of 2026 and the beginning of a new collection honoring working ranch women.
This piece captures a moment every ranch woman knows: that upward glance at the sky, reading the weather, gauging the day ahead. It's the pause between chores, the breath before the work begins again. She's checking what's coming—rain, wind, heat—because the land and the livestock depend on her knowing.
Working ranch women, like countless hard-working women everywhere, rise before dawn and don't quit until the job is done. They're built for hard ground, long days, and the kind of strength that doesn't need proving. This collection is my tribute to them—to us.
Breathless
WIP
Breathless | Graphite on canvas | 16x20 | 2026
Rendered in graphite and water on canvas, this piece employs a watercolor technique — building tonal depth through layered washes, lifted highlights, and controlled shading to achieve a luminous, high-contrast portrait. Unlike oil painting where color and value merge naturally with each brushstroke, graphite demands a complete retraining of hand and eye, requiring patience and precision unique to the medium.
