Native-born Texan Randy Peyton started painting the land of his birth when he was twelve years old. Proximity to Texas' famed Hill Country dictated that he paint the wild flowers that blanket the countryside every Spring. After perfecting that subject matter over a twenty-year period, his wanderlust took him to southern Europe - France, Spain, and Italy (Italy pulls him like a magnet several times a year). South of the border in Mexico is another favorite locale.

Still life is the only subject that his brushes have not painted. Landscape, architecture, figures, and sometimes a combination of the three are prevalent in his work. His palette varies from earth to jewel tones with emphasis on light and shad...