Sky Show

 

 

​A scene of a spectacular sunset 

over the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Wildflowers 2

 

 

​A second entry for DPW Wildflowers challenge.

I painted this one from one of my own photos

 taken on my road trip this year. 

 Although the wildflowers are seemingly the stars of this scene,

 I was taken by the rickety old fence around the pasture.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas

 

$35.

available in my DPW Gallery

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Summer Wildflowers

 

 

 

​Painted for DPW Wildflowers Challenge". 

Loved this challenge and the photo

 because it reminded me of so many of the beautiful places

 I saw while traveling this summer.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Cle Elum River

 

 

While on my road trip,

I camped in the Red Mountain Campground on the Cle Elum River,

 in the Wanatche Nat. Forest in WA.

This was the actual scene from my campsite.

 This painting was done early one morning while the sun was just coming up.

The clouds moved in and filtered the light, so it was mostly flat.

I had to paint the light and dark values quickly, when I could.

 But the weather had been so hot, that no one was complaining

 - except maybe the resident artist.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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High Desert Symphony

 

 

​Painted this en plein air

 while traveling through Oregon's SE high desert.

The colors and atmosphere of this region are stunning.

 

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

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Field of Yellow Mustard

 

 

​This is a scene painted of a nursery near where I live.

The owner has sown some of his fields

with yellow mustard, which has started to bloom.

This is such a spectacular scene

with the cascade foothills and evergreen trees in the background, 

that I had to paint it.

 I love these bright sunny wildflowers

and often fill a vase with their loveliness.

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas panel

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Wild and Rocky

 

 

​Where the Oregon coastal mountain range meets the ocean,

the shoreline is wild, rocky, and extremely beautiful.

The occasional beach appears offering lovely sandy stretches.

The weather is often cloudy with gray skies and gusty winds

blowing the surf up and over the rocky headlands.

Creating misty layers that diminish into the clouds.

 

7" x 5" oil on canvas

 

available on DPW auction

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Tetons in Winter

 

 

One of my favorite Nat. Parks - Grand Tetons NP.

Painted from a photo I took one year

when I went there at the end of winter.

Visited both parks (Yellowstone, too)

with the beauty of a snowy landscape and lakes frozen over.

I always liked the simplicity and quietude of this scene -

kind of Zen like.

 

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

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Alpine Glow

 

 

As a first big winter storm approaches,

 the setting sun casts an amazing pink

 "Alpine Glow" over the snow topped foothills

 and scurrying clouds

against the darkening evening sky.

 

 

Falls in Fall

 

 

Hiking the local trails

 with my "en plein air" kit in a backpack,

 I came across these ​waterfalls

cascading down the mountain side filled from the recent fall rains.

 I loved the pops of autumn gold from the maple trees

that dot the landscape

 and are just beginning to turn their rich fall colors.

 

available on DPW auction

Meadow in Autumn

 

 

​The last of the Queens Anne's Lace

stands among the dry grasses and red leaves of autumn,

while a bird perches on a bare limb

contemplating the threatening storm. 

 

 

6 x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

 

available on DPW auction

Early Fall

 

 

When fall comes to the northwest,

it brings the turning leaves

and the return of the rainy season.

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

 

 

 

 

 

Old Log Barn Near Mt. Moran

 

 

This century old log barn is a popular scenic spot

in the Teton NP near Mt. Moran.

The day I began painting it this summer en plein air,

the weather turned very stormy with rain, thunder and lightening.

 I grabbed a quick few pictures before the deluge,

 and finished it later in my studio.

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

Early Mountain Snowstorm

 

 

A late summer snowstorm in the rocky mountains,

leaves a layer of white on the purple peaks,

which overlook the changing color of the fall season

in the valley below.

 

This is a plein air painting done on my summer roadtrip.

 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

 

 

 

Morning Glory

This is a "story" painting that tells a tale.

 They often take days to paint, and the scene often evolves creatively.

In this "story" work

In this 'story' work, the ​morning breaks in a golden orange glow 

behind the mountains which frame the valley and river 

where an old red mill stands. 

It's wheel turning slowly in the flow of a peaceful stream as it runs by. 

The miller has a fire burning against the early chill, 

as an eagle soars overhead looking for its own breakfast. 

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

available on DPW auction

Winter Evening

A winter evening scene of a one of the many little villages 

in the foothills of the Cascade Mts

Painted for DPW snow challenge..

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel

for sale on DPW auction

Early Snow

A snow storm high in the mountains, leaves the yellow grasses 

of the meadow with patches of early snow, 

and a light sheen of ice on the lake. 

Winter is coming.

6" x 8" palette knife impasto oil on canvas panel

for sale on DPW auction

Ranch on Last Dollar Road

This scene was painted from Lee Brown's photo 

on 'A Day Not Wasted' October challenge, 

that he took recently of a ranch at the end of Lost Dollar Rd. 

near Telluride, CO. 

I have traveled through this stunning country

 and knew I wanted to paint it. 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

$40.

Shades of Colorado

 

Spring Storm in the Tetons

Painted this from a photo I took while in Western Wyoming,

one of my favorite places. The Tetons Rockies are amazing in spring.

But beautiful and majestic in all seasons.

6" x 8" palette knife acrylic on canvas panel

$50.