Grand Falls is about 40 miles out of Flagstaff on the Navajo Reservation. The falls are seasonal, flowing from snow runoff in early spring and during summer monsoon rains. They were amazing! Looks like chocolate falls.
Recent New Oil Paintings – Getting ready for the Phippen Show
Here are a couple hand-fulls of new oil paintings! The Annual Phippen Museum Western Art Show adn Sale is coming up at the end of May and I find the need to create new paintings just for this show. For the first time ever, I signed up to do the Quick Draw event. This is an exciting event where …
Phippen Show, May 2013
I was once again juried into to the Phippen Museum’s 39th Annual Western Art Show and Sale over Memorial Day wekeend, May 25-27. Find me at booth #70 and see what’s new and exciting!
Two Panoramic Grand Canyon Sunsets
These to panoramas were done by stitching photos together. The first is a two image compliation, the second one is from five images. Enjoy! Sunset from Hopi Point 1/11/13 Sunset from Hopi Point 1/11/13
Winter at the Grand Canyon
My wife Denise and I celebrated our 7th Anniversary by freezing ourselves to ice blocks at the Grand Canyon. The temps were a high of 26 and a low of -6. When the wind blew, it felt every bit that ice cold. We reserved a cute little cabin with the Bright Angel Lodge for two nights, luckily the electric base …
New paintings to finish off a productive 2012
“Morning Glory II” 9×12 oil, palette knife – This was inspired from a photograph I took during a backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon in early November. I hope to combine a couple more studies on this spot into a larger painting! “West Fork Cairn” 16×20 oil, palette knife – The fall colors were vibrant and the reflections glowing. The …
Red Rock Craving
Do you ever have a craving for red rock? Well, that’s the ailment I had today and the reason for a quick drive over to Sedona for a five mile hike on Soldiers Pass and Brins Mesa Trails. It was a great day to be out, no crowds, sunny… But the wind kept things chilly and dusty. Otherwise, my red …
New Oil Paintings
This Fall has been quite busy for me. Traveling, art shows, and backpacking, teaching a night class…. Yet, I have some time left to oil paint. Here are 3 new oils from October and Early November. “Golden Autumn” 24×30 oil, palette knife (above Lockett Meadow, San Francisco Peaks, AZ) “Boulders and Brambles” 9×12 oil, palette knife, painting on-site at …
Christmas Courthouse prints available!
Christmas season is around the corner! These photos are from last years Christmas season in downtown Prescott. I am printing 5×7 images and matting them to fit an 8×10 frame. They will be avlailable at the Frame & I Gallery and Frame Shop, $18 each. Pick your own set of prints at 229 W. Gurley St. Prescott, AZ 86301. www.frameandi.com. …
Backpacking in the Grand Canyon – Part 3
Early Sunday morning, we awoke to get a start at first light. We started hiking right at 6:30. The Red Canyon Trail, (a.k.a. New Hance Trail), starts in a wash for about 1.5 miles. We encountered a couple difficult rockfalls to scramble up. It veers left out of the wash climbing steadily to the base of the Redwall. The Redwall …