I just found out that after 2 years of communication with Ken Stockton that he has a website and is a painter.

His paintings are awesome and wanted to share with everyone else. 

http://kenstockton.com/works

Ken,
When are you going to start a Fig Collection (one on canvas and not in pots)?
Keep up the great work. 

Beautiful work!

Needs to incorporate more figs trees. ;-))

Awesome talent, Ken!

WOW!

yes, i have learned of ken's many  talent long ago....

Very nice. I recognize some of the locations. :) Palm Canyon, Joshua Tree...

Amazing drawings. It's very hard to believe that they are not pictures but drawings. Just superb.  

Very nice paintings Ken.  

Beautiful work!  I love the presence of water and the saguaro trees!  They are protected trees in Tucson.  I think there's a fine if you cut one down.  Wish they grew here in the low desert, but it's too hot here. 

Driving through the desert can be boring, but it is fun to see what grows in different elevations.  Haven't seen a fig tree yet growing wild in the desert!

Those paintings are beautiful and impart a sense of peace.  Thanks for sharing!
Suzi

He sure does beautiful work to say the least. I saw this one painting from the Sedona area, it is called Oak Creek canyon, it is the same spot that my wife lost her wedding ring, right by that same pile of rocks.How strange! I showed it to my wife and she immidiate remember the spot.

I met with Ken last year in Tucson when he gave me a Tena fig.
He told me he was a painter but I never imagined he was this kind of painter.

Don't know much about art work but looking at his paintings I say he is in the class by himself.
Beautiful art work!

Thanks, All, for the kind words! I should mention, though, that time marches on and I've had to shift career gears. Flogging canvases was a great experience while it lasted, but the recession pretty much wiped out my sales and I finally had to put away the brushes and go back to school in hopes of finding a new career that would pay the bills. I haven't had the heart to take down the website yet, but it's probably time.

Thanks Vivian--no, I've never painted a fig, but there's always a first time. I did have a brief mention in Southwest Art back in Feb 2005, as well as a 2008 feature article in Western Art Collector. If you're interested, it's linked from the bio page on my website:  http://kenstockton.com/about

Really great art.  I see some of my favorite places.  Hope you can get back to your art someday.  These are tough times around the southwest so I can understand the switch.  Fortunately, the fig hobby can be pretty easy on the pocketbook.