Telluride Plein Air

I am extremely excited to announce that I have won Artist's Choice at this years Telluride Plein Air This is the big prize of the event. They will be using my painting to promote next years event, and I am automatically invited to next years Plein Air. I couldn't be happier!

This is the painting that won. It is 16x12 and sold at the awards ceremony.

My painting location.

Here is a 8x16 I painted on my way into town. Also sold at the sale.

One of my first mornings painting in town. 16x20. 

Wilson Peak 12x20 

Mega Bowl 9x12 Painted soon after sunrise. 

The Valley Floor 12x16 sold

Alley to Ingram 12x16

Cottonwoods on the valley floor 9x12 sold

Emma Shins through 16x20 sold 

 

Bridal Vale Falls 16x8

Tom Boy Affordable Housing 12x20 sold

Plein Air Evening 12x20

Before the parade 12x16

It goes without saying, this was one of the best weeks of my life! :)

Spring is here

Hello, Yesterday I painted with a group of artists in Loveland Colorado ton help promote the Governor's Art Show. An Auction was held in the afternoon. It was quite thrilling to have a bidding war for my painting "Traffic Lights, Tail Lights, Head Lights"

 

Last weekend I spent in New Mexico with family at my Aunt's. This is under the veranda.

 

On the way there, I stopped in Wagon Wheel, New Mexico. This town is a boarder line ghost town with old abandoned buildings lining the streets.

 

 

A couple of weeks ago I cruised around on my bike looking for things to paint. here is some nice light on fresh spring leaves along Boulder Creek.

 

 

Here is my set up for painting and riding. It is not that apparent in the photo, but that is a back pack leaning against my bike. I am hoping to do more riding, hiking to  painting spots this summer.



 

This one is off of Cherry Vale right where it crosses 36. I was drawn to the patterns made by the tractor mowing the grass.

 

 

This winter I painted this big studio piece. It is 15x60 and is one of 15 paintings showing at Rembrandt Yard at 1301 Spruce street in Boulder, Colorado. 

 

 

Here is a detail

 

First Presbyterian Church in Boulder. 

 

 

"High in the Canyon" 

 

 

Some early daffodils.

 

These next two are of the same tree on two different days.

 

 

 

And Lastly, a studio painting. I'd been admiring this scene this winter, but there was no place to set up and paint. so I settled for taking a picture and going straight home to paint while all the colors and values were fresh in my mind,

 

August September

Here we are it's almost the middle of September, and I still haven't done my blog post.A lot has been going on and I am quite tired. Here is the First painting of this post. Painted in Louiseville, Colorado. The red barn is a well known landmark for the locals. This painting can be seen at Mary Williams Fine Art, which is now representing me.

I painted this just off of Cherry Vale rd. The blue in the back is actually the base of the foot hills. I do love the late afternoon light.

One of those late afternoons I headed up to NCAR where I painted this. Normally I would steer away from such a cliche' image, but the light was just too tempting.

This is an aspen I found in the neighborhood.

The light for this one lasted just a few minutes. But I did my best to remember. It was done at the bottom of Coal Creek Canyon.

I cruised up to Brainard Lake one morning, hiked up to Long Lake to paint these next two.

To help promote Boulder's open Studios, of which I am participating this year, I did a demo at Chautauqua at the ranger's cottage. In preparation I painted this a week in advance.

This is from the demo.

And this is the painting from the demo.

One evening I headed up Caribou  rd. above Nederland to paint this.

This one was done from just inside the building where I have my studio. I believe the plant is called Rabbit Brush.

Last Sunday Debbie road bicycle up Mt Evans from Idaho Springs. I dropped her off at the bottom and drove up to tree line to paint this. Then I rode the rest of the way to the 14000' summit with her.

This is Coal Creek. It is pretty much down to a trickle.

Yesterday I joined PAAC for one of their paint outs. This one was held at Meininger's Lodge in Bailey Colorado. I was really loving the light on these funky old mountain cabins. I painted three yesterday. Today I am whipped!

Here are the portraits and figures from this past month.

Until next time....