Red Rock Plein Air Loop 2012
It's a bitter sweet exit from the often blustery conditions of Colorado in October to bounce around through red rock country of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. Bitter because the cottonwoods start to peak along the Arkansas Valley near my home in Salida, CO, and I think it's one of the most beautiful times of year to be here. Sweet because the weather is perfect in the desert southwest, not to mention the stunning vistas and intimate canyons of RED ROCK COUNTRY!! After a full workshop here in Salida at the beginning of October, I packed the Starry Starry Night ...
Grand Canyon Plein Air on the Rim 2012
Hands down, this is the most incredible event I do in the year. Every year I come to the south rim, I think there is no way this event will be as good as the year prior, and this year was no exception. This year, and every year since the first year in 2009, they've out done themselves!! This year the sales were up by nearly 40% from last year... incredible!! The weather this year was superb with a couple of storms moving through for drama and excitement, but nothing lasting or torrential like last year's weather. Well it made ...
Northwest Road Trip 2012
5000 Miles of perfect weather, scenic beauty, and the whole family to share it with. We left Salida at the end of July for Driggs, ID for their inaugural plein air open event across Teton Pass from Jackson Hole, WY. When we arrived we were given a quick tour of the area by the event director, Julie Robinson. The area was stunning, a painters paradise for sure. I kept remarking that Driggs seamed like a sister city to Salida in that there was a substantial river running through the bottoms of the valley, mountain backdrops, a ski area similar in ...
Multi-day Float Trip on the San Miguel River
We started out a little upstream from Placerville, CO on the San Miguel River that flows out of Telluride on the Western side of the beautiful San Juan Mountains. With 4 Rafts, about a dozen kayaks, 3 ducky rafts, 25 people including 6 raft guides, and at least 10 cases of beer, our adventure began. The first day was high speed and unfortunately high drag all at the same time. The river wound around in circles it seemed and dropped a lot of elevation so it was fast, plus the banks were overgrown with strainers and spring runoff debris. This led ...
Aspen Plein Air Invitational 2012
Aspen's Plein Air Invitational was the week following the 4th of July. I spent the week camping up on Lincoln Creek in my camper trailer and Bill Cramer and I were taking baths in the Devil's Punchbowl. Cold, Clear, and Refreshing!! Click the image to the left to see me busting a GAINER right in to the punchbowl!! I give it a 10!! The show in Aspen should be better. Not sure why, but the sales are just not FANTASTIC. I would think that Aspenites would jump at the opportunity to get a painting painted of their beautiful area that ...
Red Rock Plein Air Loop 2012
It's a bitter sweet exit from the often blustery conditions of Colorado in October to bounce around through red rock country of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. Bitter because the cottonwoods start to peak along the Arkansas Valley near my home in Salida, CO, and I think it's one of ...
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December 8, 2012
Grand Canyon Plein Air on the Rim 2012
Hands down, this is the most incredible event I do in the year. Every year I come to the south rim, I think there is no way this event will be as good as the year prior, and this year was no exception. This year, and every year since the ...
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September 28, 2012
Northwest Road Trip 2012
5000 Miles of perfect weather, scenic beauty, and the whole family to share it with. We left Salida at the end of July for Driggs, ID for their inaugural plein air open event across Teton Pass from Jackson Hole, WY. When we arrived we were given a quick tour of ...
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September 28, 2012
Impressionistic Realism is the style in which I work. It is a versatile yet challenging style where the poetry of the subject is depicted, detail is implied, and I often employ the visual vocabulary and experience of the viewer to “finish” areas of the canvas in their own unique way. Through design my paintings are best...
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