El Diente and Mt. Wilson from Dunton Hot Springs

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This is a little 9×12 plein air sketch oil painting I recently completed one morning Dunton Hot Springs, CO www.duntonhotsprings.com.  It is the view of El Diente and Mt. Wilson from our cabin. Dunton is a remote little former mining town that is now a high end resort. All of the facilities are original buildings to include the saloon. There is a hot springs, …

Cimarron Aspens

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The Cimarron Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains in Western Colorado is one of my favorite places to go paint. The fall colors here are some of the best in Colorado. This stand of Aspen trees, as are all Aspen groves, are all a part of the same root system. It is amazing that although they are are related in …

Deep in the Forest

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We recently camped on South Mineral Creek near Silverton, Colorado. It’s a really great area but can get crowded in the peak of summer as it was this time but the view from the rear of our camp  gave us this wonderful view deep in the forest so I took advantage of the light and painted it right there while …

Chattin’ it Up

Mike Simpson Sold Oil Paintings

oil painting sold during the Telluride Plein Air Festival of Colorado Ave in the winter with snow boarders and skiers hanging out