Toscana: plein air

Toscana

 The next painting day I painted alla prima (one sitting) just down the road from the agriturisimo I was staying.  I had been drawn to a single tree on a hilltop and decided to paint it.  For some reason I felt inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe that day.  I simplified my oil painting into interesting shapes and came up with "Toscana", a 10" x 8" original oil.  I will paint this one larger but will keep the simplification of shapes.

"Toscana" on my M box on location

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Plein Air Rockies: Longs Peak Thunder

Longs Peak Thunder (oil)

I drove up Trail Ridge Road during the Plein Air Rockies 2014 event to see if I could capture some high mountain peaks.  The weather was unstable though.  I found a parking spot for my Vanagon in the Forest Canyon parking lot on top of Rocky Mountain Park, Colorado. I literally painted out of my van to be safer from the storm.  I had two short painting sessions to capture the peaks as a few violent storms came through. When the lightning got too close I ducked inside the van to wait it out.  It was another plein air adventure.  I painted quickly, with a pallet knife and enjoyed swirling impasto strokes in this original oil.

This original oil painting is for sale. Inquire for availabilty. 
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Paint the Poudre Plein Air: Horsetooth Reservoir

My 'perch' on the ridges above Horsetooth Reservoir

"Perch" 5 x 11" oil

"Depth" 6 x 12" oil

On one very cloudy cool morning my painting buddy & I headed up to Horsetooth Reservoir which is just west of Fort Collins, Colorado.  At first I was let down with the dim lighting.  I soon realized the atmospheric grays were enchanting with the cool overcast, especially after painting in the 90's all week.  I completed two small oils that morning and am happy with both.
In the Paint the Poudre 2014 event we could paint anywhere along the Poudre River, Fort Collins and Timnath. I completed 8 paintings in 6 days, all of which were completed en plein air. Both of these original oil paintings are available for purchase, contact me for details.

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Save the Poudre!

Old Town Fort Collins, CO

 

Bookcliffs framing the Poudre River

Watson Lake, adjacent to the Poudre, Laporte, CO

This week and next, I am participating in the juried event, "Paint the Poudre Plein Air." There are 39 artists from Colorado and other states participating in this 9 day event which will raise money for "Save the Poudre".  The Poudre River is a wild and scenic river in Northern Colorado.  To keep it wild, Save the Poudre is trying to block drainage of this river for  proposed reservoirs.  The Poudre is used by fisherman, rafters, kayak-ers, artists, hikers, and others who enjoy one of the last rivers in Colorado that has not been damned.  

These are few of the plein air (created outdoors) mini oils that I have painted with many more to come.  Artists will pick their favorite 3 paintings and they will be for sale at the AANC gallery in Ft. Collins, Colorado on July 12-14, 2013. 

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Kebler Pass

Kebler Pass Gold (oil)

Late last September I had the good fortune to spend a long weekend near Crested Butte, Colorado.  The aspens were at their prime in select areas including the drive over Kebler Pass.  There is something magical about autumn in the Rocky Mountains.  This is where I took the reference photo for this new oil "Kebler Pass Gold".   This original oil painting on  thick museum wrapped canvas has plenty of impasto. "Kepler Pass Gold" measures 12" x 6" and is for sale.

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Summit Lake

Summit Lake

This is one of several plein air oil paintings I painted this fall.  "Summit Lake" is on the the top of Buffalo Pass in Routt National Forest near Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  The alpine lake was calm, the forest quiet and the air pristine. This original oil painting on canvas  is 10" x 6" and is available for purchase. Please contact me for current status.

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Miles from Nowhere

Miles From Nowhere

"Miles from Nowhere" is a new 12" x 6" oil painting I painted.  The hike is in Glacier National Park, Montana near the Two Medicine campground. Contact me if you are interested in purchasing the framed original.  Prints are also available through fine art america.

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miniature oil

"Almost Home" is the name of this 7 x 5" oil miniature I painted of the cottonwood tree that shows off it's autumn glory each fall. I used my favorite small pallet knife and left lots of impasto.  This painting is currently for sale at Centennial Galleries in Ft. Collins, Colorado.

Please contact me for details.

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