This was a little 6×8 oil I did of the Old Taos Pueblo. It was one of what I call my “little gems”.
Kodachrome Basin
Kodachrome Basin is a State Park in Utah near Bryce National Park. I wandered on to it one time while painting in the area for the Escalante Art Festival. This southeast part of Utah is a rugged, wonderful, remote, colorful part of the country that I just love to paint. This 9×12 plein air watercolor is double matted and framed …
Black Canyon Cliff Hangers
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 …
Tomichi Overlook
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 …
Lake Lenore
Lake Lenore is just north of Ouray, Colorado and has been the subject of several paintings.
Skip
I used to run sled dogs, doing tours and a few races. My involvement in the sport led to me being a Race Marshall for a couple of races. Skip was the “trail boss” I had the pleasure of working with. He was a true mountaineer.
The Californio
I attended the Californio Ranch Rodeo a few years back in Red Bluff, California. The whole event pays homage to the old vaquero style of horsemanship and the handling of horses and cattle including the dress and spirit of the vaquero.
Waiting for the Dawn
This painting, a throwback to my cowboy days, is of a good friend of mine who is dead now. He was a cowboy’s cowboy and a fine man.
Desert Wash
This desert scene is from near Wickenburg, AZ. I’ve painted a couple of times in the Arizona desert and each time I have found it to be a real challenge. For me the best time of the day is the golden hour, late in the day when the shadows grow long. Desert colors at that time are magical. An original …
Road to Spencer Flats
This 1/2 sheet watercolor color painting was done on location for the Escalante Art Festival in Utah a couple of years ago. It was late in the day and I had jsut come back from Spencer Flats near Escalante, Utah when the road I was on doubled back giving me this view. Fortunatley there was a wide spot in the …