When I began painting again in 2019 I had in mind a vision of a simple painting: a sweep of vermillion cliff, a sky with a small cloud, and foreground of sagebrush. I was taken by the American West but wanted to simplify the image to a small panorama. The first painting titled "Vermillion Cliffs View" emerged, and I have been creating these small works on paper ever since. Each oil painting is approximately 6 x 16 inches.