When I see paintings like the ones you've posted, I can't help but think that it's just a gift. I love art and I got "A"'s in school in art, but I wasn't that good at it really, but some people are just plain gifted and I'm glad that they use their gift.

> This is a landscape by one of my painting
> professors, when I was a student some years
> ago. I think that his sense of color is the
> most striking thing about his work. He's
> known for his modern landscapes but also
> does wonderful expressionist portraits.

> The painting here is entitled Corpus Christi
> Bay. Medium: Oil