Shown below are the covers of my art books. My first book, New Orleans en Plein Air surveys the paintings that I did of New Orleans from about 1987 to 2002, with text that I wrote about vision, painting in general, and my specific approach to painting. My second book, Painting Katrina shows my paintings of New Orleans one year before the hurricane, my paintings of the dramatic scenes of destruction in the immediate aftermath, and my paintings of New Orleans’ recovery, a year or so after the storm. The text chronicles my experiences painting the hurricane destruction along with more information about my approach. My third book, Jacksonville Through a Painter’s Eyes, shows my paintings of my home town, Jacksonville, Florida, including some very unique coastal scenes and many scenes of Jacksonville beach with