School House Plein Air

Mountain School House Oil 18" x 24" Plein Air - Alla Prima

Majestic Alpine Glow

The paintings below are of a view of Mt Princeton early in the morning above the valley I live in. The smaller one is the one I did outdoors on location. I camped out at this spot in order to get up at 5am to capture this light on the mountains. It doesn't last for long, the plein air painting took about 20-25 min to complete.

I then used a combination of photos and the plein air piece to complete the larger painting. I decided to paint it when the light is just beginning to hit the top of the mountain when the colors are the most saturated.



Oil - 18x24



Oil 6x8

Mt. Princeton Vista

Mt. Princeton Vista
Oil 8" x 10"

Plein Air from today. This is a view of Mt. Princeton above the valley I live in. It's challenging to drop in shadows from clouds while painting outdoors. They are always moving so it can be tricky to make observations of how they work. I had to conserve my white paint because I forgot to bring it, luckily I made it without using it all. The wind got really chilly towards the end of the painting, started to have shivering hands while painting (maybe the shakiness can be seen in the brushstrokes)

Fresh Powder (once more)

Fresh Powder
Oil Canvas
27" x 34"


This is a painting I've posted before. I've revised it and put in some fall colors, made the barn look a little more interesting and completely painted over the mountains. I felt like I needed to punch it up a little more. Sometimes paintings aren't finished they are only abandoned, as Leonardo da Vinci would say.

Pinons and Mountains

6x8
Oil / Canvas

A little plein air painting from yesterday. We've had great weather up here in Salida, CO. Karen and I hiked up a path into the hills behind Salida. It's now one of my favorite trails in the area. There is so much just on that trail would make for good painting. Expect to see more from this location soon.

Fresh Powder

Fresh Powder
Oil / Canvas
27" x 34"