Escalante Grand Staircase National Monument In my latest oil painting, I capture the dramatic hoodoos of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument during golden hour. Working with a palette knife, I’ve built up thick layers of paint to create a textural landscape where deep blue shadows meet sun-warmed oranges, bringing to life these towering rock formations of […]
Escalante River, Escalante Grand Staircase Long Cottonwood branches stretch over a trail along the Escalante River. I have passed by this distinctive tree on countless occasions during my visits to this beloved area over the years. The lone tree is representative of the renewing solitude I often feel along the banks of the river. The
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A small format color study of Moab Crossing, this piece uses bold simplicity to capture the landscape. It is often helpful for me to work out the details of the composition on a smaller scale before moving on to the final piece.
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This was a super fun commission–a landscape of one of my favorite places on earth–Lake Powell. Again, mostly used palette knife on this one, which forces me to simplify the shapes and lean into the color. I also love the yummy texture that you get from the palette knife. 4’x4′ oil on canvas A brief
Small format color study for the large Lake Powell No1. It can be tricky to work out the warm/cool tones against so much orange.
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In the pacific northwest, it is nice to have a reminder that the sun does exist…somewhere out there.
