This is an 8×10 inch oil painting done with a pallete knife. This scene is from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon from Point Royal at sunset. The last bit of light was setting the clouds aglow and the canyon was  a warm glow of light. Dreamy……

yaktrax on and ready to climb Granite Mountain looking Southwest looks like a good image to paint! Autumn still hanging on clouds moving in as we were ending our hike

8×10″ oil painting, palette knife. The last light of the day, an afterglow of radiance as viewed from Point Royal at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Golden Cottonwoods Krista Thane Derek  the three hikers

Lucky for me, I have a Friday off! Where were you at 11:11 on 11.11.11? Denise and I were hiking to Fireplace Springs! Here’s what we found: An unusual view of Thumb Butte I also spent time in my studio, winterizing… plastic over the window and a/c unit and a thick rug at the door to keep cold drafts out. …

“Autumn’s Poem” 11×14 oil, palette knife. The place of reference for this painting is West Fork!

Now that the weather is so chilly, my oil paintings are taking quite a bit longer to dry. These two paintings were completed about a month ago. The first one was painted on site at West Fork, also known as Plein Aire painting. I used a palette knife for the entire painting. The second one is a forest scene off of …

This weather certainly changed quick, warm fall weather to cold freezing temps. Cold doesn’t mean staying home all day, my wife and I took a couple hour hike north of Thumb Butte. A few fall colors remain plus patches of snow linger in the shade.

I miss working in the darkroom, hand developing negatives and enlarging them. I decided to try a few of my recent digital photos as black and whites. Photoshop is like a darkroom, allowing me to dodge and burn, adjust contrast and brightness. The only problem I have is my printer. My first print looked purple. I played with color balance …