Discoveries en Plein Air

Otter Crest Beach

Otter Crest Beach

Next, I wanted to try to create a more muted version of this scene. I could really feel the temperature drop when I stood in the shadows at sunset, so...

Otter Crest Beach

Next, I wanted to try to create a more muted version of this scene. I could really feel the temperature drop when I stood in the shadows at sunset, so...

Summer in the Studio

Summer in the Studio

The purple underpainting came through the finished painting with surprising glimmers of peach. I was delighted to see the warmth sparkle through! So delighted, in fact, that I tried a...

Summer in the Studio

The purple underpainting came through the finished painting with surprising glimmers of peach. I was delighted to see the warmth sparkle through! So delighted, in fact, that I tried a...

Among the Giants

Among the Giants

Usually I am a morning person - I like to be up and out the door early, especially since parks here in Colorado are crowded by 10am. On this particular day,...

Among the Giants

Usually I am a morning person - I like to be up and out the door early, especially since parks here in Colorado are crowded by 10am. On this particular day,...

Finding the Perfect Spot

Finding the Perfect Spot

Beautiful spot, but right as I finished setting up, a few hornets chased me away! They seemed really interested in my paints... why was that?

Finding the Perfect Spot

Beautiful spot, but right as I finished setting up, a few hornets chased me away! They seemed really interested in my paints... why was that?

First Plein Air Excursion

First Plein Air Excursion

So after a lot of time in the studio and a lot of lessons, I tested the water and then jumped right in. And promptly climbed out of the pool,...

First Plein Air Excursion

So after a lot of time in the studio and a lot of lessons, I tested the water and then jumped right in. And promptly climbed out of the pool,...