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 …
Backpacking the Grand Canyon – Part 2
Day 2 at the Grand Canyon was spent relaxing and exploring near our camping spot on a beach near New Hance Rapids. The setting was amazing and the lighting spectacular. I awoke before the sun began to light up the distant rim. I was awarded with an amazing show of light and color. The time on the beach is about …