Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Watercolor”
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 …
Solitude is a “little gem” watercolor of an old abandoned school house that sits out in the middle of no where just outside of Victor, Idaho. I first came across this place while on a painting trip to Montana. Silhouetted against a far mountain range under a broken sky, it begged to be painted. Original 6 x 9 image size watercolor Mike Simpson using …
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 …
Grand Wash was painted on location in Capitol Reef National Park in Utah one fine fall day. I like the simple shapes and the beautiful desert colors. Capitol reef is a favorite place to paint. The red rock geology offers a wealth of color opportunities and lends itself well to the watercolor medium. Proud canyon walls cast cool shadows over …
Lake Lenore is just north of Ouray, Colorado and has been the subject of several paintings.
I was wandering around Canyon Road in Santa Fe one day and got off onto a side street where I caught the light and shadows on this iconic looking adobe casa with a hand carved wooded gate that is so typical in the area. I particularly liked the way the shadows played across the wonderful salmon color of the adobe …
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 …
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 …
I often spend time painting and gathering reference material in the Santa Fe, New Mexico area. This restaurant is located on the upper end of Canyon Road across from the public parking lot. You might recognize it. What attracted me to this scene were the red umbrellas and the outdoor seating for lunch on a very pleasant summer’s day. I …
Monida is an almost ghost town just on the Montana side of Monida Pass between Idaho and Montana. What makes it an “almost ghost town” is that there are less than a dozen people who live there. Just off I-15 it is an easy stop to get a few photos of what is left. This is an absolutely beautiful area …