Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “National Park”
Continuing with my love affair of the red rock country in Utah and Western Colorado is Capitol Reef National Park where this Canyon Wonder is located. If you drive to the very end of the paved scenic drive in Capitol Reef, you can hike on down the ensuing canyon. On one wall, high up, is the carving of names of …
Morning Glow is another painting from Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. The light on the red rock features of the landscape in this part of Utah is spectacular. From Capitol Reef all along the scenic highway 12 to Zion National Park is very special country.It is very remote and a landscape painters delight. An original 21 x 28 image watercolor …
Natural Wonder is found in little known Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. I’ve painted many times in Capitol Reef. The red rock features of the landscape are inspiring and are a true natural wonder. The landscape is typical of that found in Southern Utah along the scenic highway 12 that traverses that part of the state. I love it …
I painted this 9×12 watercolor from the back patio of the Human History Museum during the quick painting event of the Zion Plein Air Invitational event that I was so proud to be a part of. This is the same view I used for a 9×12 demonstration the first day of the week long event. This painting was done on a piece …
This 10×14 watercolor is the second and last painting I did on the Eastside of Zion National Park during the Zion Plein Air Invitational. I liked the distant white monument with the warm and cool colors which provided a nice backdrop for the red rock features in the mid and fore ground. I had hoped to and planned to come back …
The eastside of Zion National Park is different than the westside and in the canyon. This part of the park has much more varied rock formations with endless twists and turns. Colors of rock and foliage are amazing, especially in the fall of the year. The stresses of uplift, wind and water erosion make for some amazing rock features. It’s …
This 14 x10 watercolor is the first painting I did from the recent Zion Plein Air Invitational of which I was proud to be one of 24 artists selected nationwide to paint in the park as part of the 100 year national park celebration. Zion National Park is an amazing place for landscape painters. It is almost overwhelming with 360 degree …
Pole Cat Creek is located not far from the campground at Flagg Ranch in Teton National Park. I was camped there in the fall of 2015 while I painted in the Yellowstone/Grand Teton National parks. It was a rainy week but on the last day the sun finally shone and I took advantage of the break in the weather to …