6" x 6"
Oil on panel
Along the Wind River near Dubois, Wyoming. From our recent trip
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
"Late July Snow Fields"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
Near Lake Isabelle in Colorado's Indian Peaks Wilderness Area.
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
"House in Moraine Park"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
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This house is in Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Friday, July 15, 2011
"Near Two Medicine Junction"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
View from the road near Two Medicine Junction in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
"Near Marias Pass"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
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Another from our trip. This was our first glimpse of sunlight in Glacier National Park, and it was spectacular! The previous day was overcast (but it was spectacular, too).
Monday, July 11, 2011
"Kootenay River"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
This is a view of the raging Kootenay River in British Columbia. Not far from here, we saw our first bear of the trip. He was right next to the road - just perfect for taking pictures. Someone told me they are so close to the roads this time of year because they love the dandelions - good to know someone does.
Special thanks to Mom for the bear picture and the correct Canadian spelling of Kootenay.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
"Mist Along MacDonald Creek"
5" x 7"
Oil on Panel
This is MacDonald Creek in Glacier National Park. It may have seemed like a gloomy day to some, but I thought it was just magical. Like all the rivers we crossed on our trip, MacDonald Creek was running very high. A park ranger told us that it gets it's whitish color from the glaciers grinding away at the native stone.
Friday, July 1, 2011
"Just Below the Falls"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
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I just returned from a trip up north with my parents and my son. It was heaven. We passed through five National Parks in the US and Canada, and they all had something that took my breath away.
This is the view From the Saint Mary Falls - just above Saint Mary Lake in Glacier National Park. The first couple of days we were there, the clouds were low and it rained a lot. This day started cloudy, but by the time we got to St. Mary Lake, the sun was pouring through.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
"Morning on the Wind River"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
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This is from the last leg of our trip up north. It was the Wind River Valley southeast of Dubois, Wyoming. I can't remember ever seeing central Wyoming so green.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
"Heil Ranch Trail"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
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Dang, it's hot! Better enjoy those deep Spring greens while we've got em.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
"Steamboat Mountain Study"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
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Another little plein air study from the Lyons, Colorado area.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
"Foothills Road Study"
7" x 5"
Oil on Panel
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This was at the Heil Ranch near Lyons. I've been trying to do some plein air studies in the area in preparation for a larger painting, but every time I get over there, it rains. I've had a bit of luck just recently though.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
"Horseshoe Park - Early Spring"
11" x 14"
Framed
$525
This painting from February is available at Brushstrokes Gallery, 1059 South Gaylord Street in Denver. It is a part of a show entitled: "First Bloom" - the Daily Painters of Colorado's inaugural juried show. I was really impressed with the Studio/Gallery when I dropped off the painting. It's run by three very talented Denver artists, and it's in a really cool area just east of Washington Park that I didn't even know existed. There is a one block stretch of Gaylord street that is just full of really interesting galleries and restaurants surround by that cool old Wash Park neighborhood - if you've never been there, it is certainly worth the trip.
You can get more info on the show and the Gallery at http://www.brushstrokesstudio.com/
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
"Spring Runoff"
8" x 10"
Oil on panel
This is Coal Creek that runs through Louisville and Lafayette, Colorado. It's only started to rise, but with the snow-pack we have this year, it's gauranteed to get a lot higher. Our prayers go out to everyone elsewhere around the country who are having to deal with too much runoff already.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
"Gray Day at Lily Lake"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
You can't always wait around for a sunny day for plein air painting.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
"Rocky Trail"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
This was painted on the Rabbit Mountain Trail near Lyons, Colorado.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
"Chautauqua Park Morning"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
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A little plein air painting from Chautauqua Park in Boulder.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
"Big Thompson Afternoon"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
This is the Big Thompson River in Rocky Mountain National Park
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
"Waneka Lake Shoreline"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
Still alot of snow in the high country, but it was another warm one down here. This is a like near my house.
Friday, March 11, 2011
"March Thaw"
7" x 5"
Oil on panel
This was painted a few days ago near Lyons - now I'm sure that snow is all gone.
It felt more like summer today than late winter. The down-side is that the wind is blowing, and the foothills are on fire (again!). I'll be saying an extra prayer for my friends who live up near Jamestown and up Lefthand Canyon.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
"Winter Cloud Study"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
Here's another little plein air study done close to home - gas prices and aging vehicles are once again conspiring to limit the range of my daily wanderings - but that's ok - it just reminds me there's plenty to paint just outside my backdoor.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
"Sunrise Sketch"
5" x 7"
Oil on canvas
This quick little sketch was done shortly after sunrise on Boulder Creek, north of Lafayette.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
"Lakeshore Trail, Lake Louise"
9" x 12"
Oil on panel
This is the second piece I did on commission from a client's photos of Lake Louise in Canada.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
"Lake Louise"
9" x 12"
Oil on panel
This is one of two recent paintings I did that were done on commission from a very wonderful client's photographs of Lake Louise up in Alberta. I was particularly excited about doing these paintings because the photos were just beautiful, and also I am going to take a trip up north to this region in June with my parents and my son.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
"Shadow Study"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
This was my last painting of the day. I started this one with the knowledge that it was getting late and I probably wouldn't finish it, so I worked fast, trying to get as much on the panel as I could before everything was lost in shadows. When I got home, I was pretty pleased with it and I decided to call it finished. Sometimes trying to get to a more "finished" state, it's easy to cover up what made the painting fresh and bold in the first place.
Monday, January 17, 2011
"Winter Sun"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
From another fine day in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was ok sitting and painting in the shadows, but I forgot my prescription sunglasses and thought I was going to go snow-blind while I was snow-shoeing around.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
"Indian Peaks Thaw"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
This is from a photo I took on the trail up to Lake Isabel a couple of years ago on the first day of July.
Monday, January 10, 2011
"Twin Peaks"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
Longs Peak an Mount Meeker - iconic backdrop to life along the Front Range.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
"New Years Day"
8" x 10"
Oil on panel
I love this time of year! In the high country, the wind sculpts the snow into wonderous waves and hills and hollows, cliffs and ripples - and the low angle of the sun accentuates everything with long, blue shadows. Many days are overcast of stormy, but every so often, a perfect day comes along - warm and still and clear - those are the days I live for.
Monday, January 3, 2011
"Late Afternoon Near Glacier Creek"
5" x7"
Oil on panel
Well, I really enjoyed my time off with my son, but I'm looking forward to painting and posting in the new year.
This first painting for the new year was painted in Rocky Mountain National Park, near Glacier Creek. It had been cloudy and stormy for a couple of weeks and this was the first clear day. I snow-shoed off the trail a ways and started this one when the shadows were getting long. By the time I finished, I had lost the sunlight, (because of the high peaks just to the west, this happens about 3:30pm this time of year) and it made me think how easy it would be to head back too late and not be able to find the trail again. Thankfully, the times when I have headed back too late, nothing has ever happened to me - still - it made me think I should pay a little more attention sometimes.
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