Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “National Park”
The western part of Yellowstone National Park where the Fire Hole River is probably my favorite part of the park. This particular part is where water flows over a colorful rock structure into the Fire Hole. I painted this while my wife and kids hiked up to a viewing area above me. This 6×9 plein air watercolor was painted with …
Jenny Lake in the Grand Teton National park on a cool grey day when I was touring the area on my motorcycle. Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks are absolutely magical places and for a landscape painter, they are paradise. I used to live just outside the park boundary on the Snake River Ranch. This is where I fell in …
A studio watercolor I did of a fly fisherman getting some quality solo time in a magical setting on the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park. This painting was based on a study I did en plein air one summer while riding my motorcycle to an art show in Helena, MT. 14 x 24 image size original watercolor by Mike …
A scrawny evergreen snag hanging onto the cliffside in the Black Canyon National Park. I used washes in oil to create some of the texture of the rock walls and then applied a heavier brush stroke on top of it to enhance the look. I was very pleased with the overall look of this painting. The Black Canyon of the …
Hardy fir trees hanging onto the cliffs of the Black Canyon National Park. I have painted for the Park Service here for nearly 20 years now. The Black Canyon is difficult subject matter to capture with brush. The light is constantly changing from morning to afternoon and the canyon walls change with it. Black Canyon Cliff Hangers is a framed original 24×18 …
Another original oil painting in my series on the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park capturing a summer evening rain shower passing over. The canyon walls are visible through the thin virga veil of rain. I’ve painted for the Black Canyon for over 20 years. This a framed 18×24 original oil painting of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison …
The scene is just inside the park at West Yellowstone of a fly fisherman on the Madison River. It was an idyllic setting, a quiet tranquil Monday morning. I immediately thought what a great way to spend a morning, any morning but because it was a Monday morning it made it all the more special. The morning had a bit …
An oil painting I did en plein air from the Tomichi Overlook at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. I have painted for the Park for over 20 years and never tire of the challenges of the views. The Gunnison River is far below. The views of the Black Canyon change from morning to afternoon because of the changing …