The second of my “Stars of Sturgis” paintings. These are portraits I’m doing of the many and varied characters we encountered at the great Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, S.D. this summer. This particularily colorful fella had the neatest sombrero which he simply slipped back on his stampede string when he rode off on his motorcycle. I have several great shots …
The Kannally House
A couple of years ago I was in Tucson, AZ for a show and to paint for a couple of days. It was January and cold here in Colorado. Unfortunately, the 10 days I spent in Tucson it never got above 45, with blustry cold winds and showers. I was glad to get back home. I did get a couple …
South Mineral Creek
This 9×12 plein air painting was done last summer on location from our campsite on South Mineral Creek, near Silveerton, Colorado. The area is a favorite both for it’s scenic value as well as the fishing. Just upstream to my rear about 1/2 mile is a series of waterfalls that are very picturesque, cascading into clear pools at their foot. This …
Evening on Rock Creek
This is a little 5×7 oil painting on a linen panel I did in 2006. After spending the day painting with a couple of artist friends we were leaving the area and I noticed the late afternoon light was very appealing. I stopped long enough to capture it in this little study which I used for a larger studio piece …
Monday on the Crystal
Spent a few days on the Crystal River. As some of you know, I like to fish and paint. Sometimes I do more of one than the other and the secret is to find a good balance between the two loves. Of course I make a living with the brush and not the rod so I have to keep that …
Have You Slept in a Wigwam Lately?
I just finished one of the most challenging paintings I have ever undertaken. All of the lines of perspective and information necessary to make the painting what it is took a huge amount of effort but I really had fun doing it and am pleased with the way it turned out. The painting depicts some road weary motorcyclists checking into …
Spring in the Red Rock Country
Spring on the Western Slope is an especially inviting time of year. Coming out of winter, most of us welcome these teasingly warmer days. Take this past Sunday for instance. We had been watching the weather forecast to see if the nice warm days we were having would make it to the weekend and we were nicely rewarded. My wife …
Travel Log Update
As you know if you’ve been following me for very long, I like to get out and about, traveling hither and yon as they say. I keep it somewhat close to home, two or three days out a week at the most. I’ve got too much to do to be gone for very long. What is particularly fun is to …
Bow Lake Morning
This is the painting of Bow Lake I was referring to a few posts back. I finally got it finished and yes I did crop 4 inches off of the bottom. This makes the painting a 28 x 40. The reason I cropped it was because I wanted to lower the horizon line, thereby putting more emphasis on the upper two …
Back in the Groove
Well, it’s been a grueling Holiday Season…I’m happy to say. Having a frame shop, studio and gallery open to the public and doing most of the work myself (since cutting back on staff due to the recession) I was quite busy for awhile there. Consequently, my painting efforts suffered somewhat. The two little oils in the two previous posts below were done before the …