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Early Color
18"x24" Acrylic on canvas
Small clumps of aspen get a head start on their Fall colors. Davis Ponds Loop, Staunton State Park.
Oak Creek - Framed
24"x36" Acrylic on Canvas
Framed
While on a family vacation in Sedona, we escaped the heat of the day by swimming in the nearby river. My children played in the water while I sketched the reflections of the sun and the trees.
Three Horizons, Moab - Framed
18"x24" Acrylic on canvas
Matte black float frame
The skyline west of the Rockies is like nowhere else in this country. Pillars of red stone stand scattered through the land. The Rockies tower blue above them. My children groan as I get out of the car for yet another picture.
Colorado Wildflowers - Framed
18"x24" Acrylic on Canvas
Black matte floater frame
Years back, our local community garden planted a pollinator garden full of black-eyed Susans, Queen Anne's lace, and coneflowers. Eventually, the flowers spread past their confines, slowly making their way into the adjacent grasslands. I grin every time I walk by it--beauty invading the mundane.
Dry Creek
24"x36"x1.5" Acrylic on cradled board
On a brisk Fall morning our family went for a hike in Golden Gate Canyon State Park. On the way home we found a dry creek bed for our picnic spot. After lunch, we explored as far as the thistles and brambles would allow.
Ralston Reservoir
18"x24"x1.5" Acrylic on cradled board.
As you hike the east trailhead of White Ranch along the Whipple Tree trail, you catch a glimpse of Ralston Reservoir over the Front Range. It's one of my favorite views along the Front Range.
Fallen Tree - Framed
16"X20" Acrylic on Canvas
Matte black float frame
I walk this trail every month of the year. If you're willing to trek a bit into the grasses, you're rewarded with a splendid view of creek finding its way into an opening in the trees.
Approaching Storm - framed
8"x10" Acrylic on canvas
An evening rain storm swept south over the foothills. I watched it slowly start to obscure the mountains behind it.
Lake Hattie - framed
8"x10" Acrylic on canvas
My sister owns property in Wyoming. We often take walks through the fields, watching the light play across the surface of the water.
October Reflections
24"x18" Acrylic on cradled board
Fall in Colorado. While walking under a canopy of leaves, the sky comes through a gap in the trees and reflects turquoise on the water.
Canyon
36"x24" Acrylic on canvas.
This view is from the floor of a canyon looking up at the sky--hinting at the green trees on the hillside above. The strong sunlight catches several ledges on the way down before pooling on the canyon floor. A small waterfall glimmers in the background.
Reflections in Orange - Framed
24x18 Acrylic on canvas
Fall in Colorado. I came upon this scene during one of my walks near Ralston Creek. The orange leaves from the trees filled the water, mirroring the colors above.
Reflected Sky - Framed
14"x11 Acrylic on board
The mountain creek widens for a moment just west of the Tarryall Reservoir. This particular afternoon, the brilliant blue of the sky was matched color for color in the reflections on the water—only broken be a few stones in the distance.
The Last Snow on the Mountain - Framed
14"x11" Acrylic on cradled board
Framed
In the Eldorado Canyon State Park, I found myself on the Fowler trail with my painting gear. The trees hadn't yet started to bud. This was the last snow on the mountain.
Crossing the Stream
24"x18"x1.5" Acrylic on cradled board
Hiking the Belcher Hill trail in White Ranch Park, Golden CO. For about 1/2 mile you hike next to the stream but never quite get a good look at it. Then, after a quick turn, you descend to the stream banks into the cool shade of the trees. It's a small bit of oasis from the full sun on the trail.
Morning in the Canyon - Framed
14"x11" Acrylic on board
Eldorado Canyon is one of my favorite places. This crisp Fall morning, I took my paints and traversed the rocks to the middle of South Boulder Creek. As I started to paint, the morning sun just started to peak through to the trees on top of the canyon.
Spring Snow - Framed
14"x11" Acrylic on canvas
Black float frame
A Spring storm dropped piles of heavy snow along the Front Range. We went outside in the middle of the storm to shake off the trees in the hopes of saving them. I could barely make out the spring colors through the gusts of snow. It was beautiful.
