Meandering River

Meandering River
plein air oil  16" x 12"
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This piece was done in September in South Park as part of the Plein Air Event.  For people who live in locations with "normal" rivers this one is pretty small!  I loved the blue water against the blue mountains!

Cowboy Hats

Cowboy Hats
plein air oil  14" x 11"
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Earlier this fall I participated in the South Park Plein Air Arts Festival in Fairplay, CO.  This piece was painted one afternoon at Bristlecone View Ranch, just outside of Fairplay.  The ranch had an incredible barn, which was filled with historic western memorabilia.  The owners set out all kinds of props for us to use in paintings.  That afternoon was very windy, so I set up this still life right outside of the barn and stood at the barn entrance, where I was in the shade and out of the wind, to paint.

Amber Waves Of Grain

Amber Waves Of Grain
plein air oil  9" x 12"
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We were lucky to have had so much rain this past summer in Colorado.  It certainly made for great greens all summer and those greens became beautiful ochres and ambers this past fall.  This is another piece that I painted on our late September trip to Mancos, CO.  I loved all of the golden fields.

Katherine Lee Bates wrote "America The Beautiful" after a trip to Colorado Springs.  But, I think the words apply to Mancos, and I'm sure fields in other Colorado towns as well.

I photoed this painting dozens of times.  There are a few lighter highlights in the bottom grasses that wouldn't get quite light enough, no matter what lighting I used to photo.  Frustrating.

In The Valley

In the Valley

plein air oil  9" x 12"

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One morning while in Mancos, CO I decided to explore the farming valley around the town.  I discovered never endless painting sights.  I look forward to another painting trip down there!  For this spot, I pulled over on a dirt road just outside of town.  I loved all of the colors of the grasses, trees and mountains in the back ground.  The occasional pickup, and bicyclist went by, but for the most part I had a great, quiet morning painting.

Grazing Cows

Grazing Cows

plein air oil  9" x 12"

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And yet another plein air painting from Mancos, CO in late September.  I painted almost from this same spot on our trip to Mancos in early September.  I loved the view of the neighboring ranches and I really loved that I could drive right up to this little overlook.  Sometimes the ease of just opening the trunk and walking 5 feet makes for a great plein air morning!

Taylor Raymond Gallery, Durango Opening

Great September Day  Oil  6" x 8"

Aspen Shadows  Oil  16" x 20"

This Thursday, November 5th is the Durango Opening for the traveling juried show,  Art For The Endangered Landscape:  Honoring Wolf Creek.  The opening is part of Durango's First Thursday Art Walk and will be at Taylor Raymond Gallery 835 Main Ave., Durango, CO from 5-8 pm.  Hope those of you who live in the Durango area can go!  I'm honored to have had these two pieces juried into the show.