Sugarhouse Snow

12" x 16" oil on board

Looking east from Sugarhouse park to what's called the benches then on to Parleys Canyon.

Mining District

16" x 12" oil on board

As you leave highway 80 heading toward Park City you pass a rather open plain before you enter the town formerly known for it's silver mines but today for the skiing gold on the surface.

Transition

12" x 16" oil on board

The fleeting season of fall in the Utah mountains is a beautiful site although so brief.

Midway

12" x 12" acrylic on board

Just over the front range to the east of us is the Heber Valley with beautiful views in every direction. The quaint town of Midway nestles on the eastern side of the valley.

Portfolio Book

I am please to announce the publication of my new portfolio book. Click on the link on the right to preview.

Emigration Ridge

24"x56" acrylic on board

I hiked above Emigration Canyon to the ridge overlooking the Salt Lake Valley. The terrain was aglow as the canyon maples and rabbit bush were changing color.

Autumn Pallette

12" x 36" acrylic on board
With the change of seasons a warm pallette appears in nature.

Cecret Lake

12" x 12" oil on board

After a short hike through beautiful wildflower meadows we came upon this small lake called Cecret Lake. From what I've been told the silver miners who used to mine in this area named the lake but weren't the best spellers.

Tell It To Jesus

24"x24" mixed media

Are you weary, Are you heavy hearted?

Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.

Are you grieving over joys departed?

Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.

Sola Deo Gloria

24"x24" acrylic

This was inspired by an article I read on Bach which said he signed his manuscripts SDG 'Sola Deo Gloria'.

Grand Canyon Suite

24"x24" mixed media

Painted over a map of Arizona with the Grand Canyon showing through the music.

Ave Maria

24"x24" mixed media

What a beautiful piece and hearing Pavarotti sing it is pure joy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uYrmYXsujI

Song of the Traveller

24"x24" mixed media
SOLD

This is the first of a series of contemporary collage paintings many of which are inspired by music. This is from Mendelssohn's 'Songs Without Words'.

North Ogden Divide

11"x14" acrylic on board

This is looking west from the Ogden Valley towards the ridge of mountains before dropping into the Salt Lake Valley.

The Golden Gate-Emmigration Canyon

28" x 80" acrylic

This is the canyon just to the east of Salt Lake City through which the Mormon pioneers came. There is an interesting plaque near the bottom of the gap that says the Donner Party almost made through here but decided the mouth of the canyon was too difficult so they hauled their wagons up over the hill just to the right. Seems they were destined for difficulty. The Mormons were able to punch through the last portion in about four hours after which they encountered prairie grass so high they could hardly pass through, but it gave great grazing for their cattle.

Monsoon Weather

14" x 11" acrylic on masonite

For the past week we have been getting these wonderful thunderstorms coming up from the south. Each afternoon as the temperature rises the cumulus clouds build and the rain begins to fall but often evaporates before it hits the ground, called virga.

Ferguson Canyon

48" x 60" acrylic on canvas

This is a large painting of a small canyon next to the Little Cottonwood canyon here on the edge of Salt Lake City. It has a hiking trail right up the middle but the challenge is finding the trail head behind the residential area.

Hobble Creek

12" x 12" acrylic

After delivering paintings to the Springville Art Museum I took a drive just to the east of the village. The terrrain quickly changes as you enter a canyon with a beautiful creek flowing through the underbrush called Hobble Creek.

Backcountry Drama

28" x 80" acrylic

We spent an afternoon about an hour north of here in the Ogden Valley earlier this week. The scenery is majestic with mountians all around and creeks flowing throughout the valley. I find it amazing to have such beauty so close at hand.

Announcement

11" x 14", acrylic on masonite

I was honored this week to find that Spring Thaw was accepted into the Springville Art Museum Salon Show out of over 1000 entries.

Showers, Ogden Valley, Utah

6" x 8", acrylic on masonite

Looking across the Ogden Valley towards Pineview Reservoir.

Spring Fed

6" x 8", oil on masonite

I love the springs at the headwaters of the creeks which flow through the meadows.

Spring Thaw

11" x 14", acrylic on masonite

Spring is just around the corner and as the snow receeds, a field of cedars is exposed.

Splendor of Mountain Time

28" x 80", acrylic

The luxury of living in Utah is having a mountain view like this at almost every turn.

Snake Creek, Heber Valley

11" x 14", acrylic on masonite

Snake creek makes it's way into the Provo River.

Beaver Creek, Utah

11" x 14" acrylic

We took a drive through Park City and on to the village of Kamas. Just to the east, the road enters the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and follows this beautiful creek glowing with winter willows.

Napa Valley Spring

11" x 14", acrylic on masonite

Valley Farm

11" x 14", acrylic on masonite

Jordan River

11" x 14", acrylic on masonite

Flowing north from Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake is Jordan River.

Fresh Paint Art Show

I opened at Evergreen Gallery's Fresh Paint Art Show last week alongside fellow artist and daughter, Jodi Steen.

Clear & Crisp

5" x 21", acrylic on board

After yesterday's snow storm, Utah woke up to an absolutely beautiful day of clear skies and crisp air.