School House Plein Air

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

Melting Snow - Plein Air

Melting Snow
Oil 20" x 30" Plein Air - Alla Prima

Yesterday's Plein Air Painting. Painted up the road towards the Shavano Trail Head.

High Altitude Splendor

High Altitude Splendor
8 x 10 Oil

Went back up the Ptarmigan lake trail again. Here's the one from the hike.

Sunrise Radiance

Sunrise Radiance
Oil 8" x 12"

Painting Commissions

Posting a couple painting commissions I've done several months ago. Both are of real places nearby where I live in Salida, CO


Twin Sisters





Arkansas River

Rocky Ascent

Rocky Ascent
10" x 12"
Oil / Canvas

This painting is from Horseshoe Lake in the Sangre De Christo range by Westcliffe, CO.

Portrait of Hallett Peak

Portrait of Hallett Peak
16" x 20"
Oil / Canvas


I've always found the shape of this peak interesting. It has a very bold and powerful presence to it. I took a very direct alla prima approach to the painting. It felt like that would be the best way to convey the bold feeling of this mountain.

Rolling Hills and Mountain Peaks

Rolling Hills and Mountain Peaks
18" x 24"
Oil / Canvas


This is up Poncha Pass by where I live in Salida, CO

High Country Gold

"High Country Gold"
8" x 10"
Oil / Canvas

Water and Snow

Water and Snow
Oil / Canvas
24" x 36"

Out of Shadow

Out of Shadow
oil / canvas
10" x 14"


This painting was done with about 99% palette knife. I wanted to play with the palette knife and experiment with color in this piece.

Plein Air Moab!

Last week I participated in the Plein Air Moab Utah show. It was a lot of fun! Met up with some friends and painted with my friend Josh Been a lot. The show was great! It had a lot of great paintings. I had two in the show, One for the Oil category and the other in the Quick Draw category. Both pieces sold! The painting in the Oil category had the most bids out of any painting in the show! (they ran out of room on the silent auction sheet)


Below are the paintings I brought back with me:


Canyon Reflections
Oil 8" x 10"




Canyon Light
Oil 11" x 14"




Desert Tower
Oil 12" x 12"



Arch Window
Oil 10" x 12"

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