Agate Wash

Agate Wash

8" x 16" acrylic on board

Looking to capture the color of agates found out in the desert.

Small Works-Winter Wonderland

Small Works Show, Winter Wonderland

Evergreen Gallery

Springville Museum of Art Spiritual & Religious Show

I am honored to have two paintings accepted into the Springville MofA Spiritual & Religious Show.

Vita Fugit Sigut Umbra - Life Flees Like a Shadow

36 x 36 acrylic on canvas

In the Wilderness

"You shall drink from the brook and I have ordered the ravens to feed you there."

24 x 24 acrylic on board

Valley Vista

Valley Vista

14 x 72 Acrylic

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Shoreline, Utah Lake

Shoreline, Utah Lake

5" x 7" acrylic

Utah Lake is south of us and is a large fresh water lake. The Jordan river flows north out of it empting into the Great Salt Lake.

Heavens Are Telling

Heavens Are Telling

8" x 8" Oil

Title inspired by Haydn's "Heavens Are Telling of the Glory of God."

Beautiful rendition on You Tube. Click here.

Western Glory

Western Glory

8" x 8" Oil

The evening in the West are often very dramatic.

Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus
8"x8", oil

A prominent view from Salt Lake City is Mount Olympus. At its base is Parleys Canyon which hosts highway 80, the main artery through Utah.

Afternoon Buildup

Afternoon Buildup

8" x 8" oil on board

What amazing country as you drive south on Highway 24 in southern Utah.

This area is listed as the most secnic in the entire county.

Honey Creek

Honey Creek

8" x 10" acrylic on masonite

This is a nice little painting of dramatic skies and the gentle flow of Honey Creek.

Plein Air, Continued

Yesterday was what is called a paint-out in Midway. You bring your blank canvas or panel in the morning and they stamp it on the back to show it wasn't painted yet. Then we were allowed to venture around the village within two blocks of main street to find appropriate subjects. It is an awesome village with pasture land and streams all around. I only went about three blocks to the east and two blocks north to the edge of the village and there was a lovely view of cows grazing in a field beyond a fence. After I started painting the cows I looked up and they had disappeared. The titles came from a neighbor who gave me the names of the property owners. These had to be finished and framed by noon for display in the community center for the rest of the day. I actually was able to deliver them by 10:30. (fast painter:) A delightful lady from California saw them and claimed them.

Here's the finished painting.

Van Wagoner Ranch

12" x  12" acrylic on panel

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Then down the block to a cool stream formerly used to irrigate the town.

Kimball Ditch

9" x 12" acrylic on panel

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This was a really fun experience and later my wife and daughter's family joined me at a wonderful garden restaurant for a great pizza meal across the street from the show.

Plein Air

This will be a longer post than I usually do since I spent the day plein air painting up in the Heber Valley for the upcoming show on Friday eve. This was actually a new experience for me as I usually like the control of my studio but the requirement for the show is they had to be painted plein air and done this week.

I began my day painting a cabin near the headwaters of the Provo River.

Provo River Cabin

8" x 8" acrylic

Across the road was a rise which afforded an expansive view of the Heber Valley.

Heber Valley

8" x 8" acrylic

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Willows, Snake Creek

8" x 8" acrylic

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Soldier Hollow

8" x 8" acrylic

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I was doing fine but did feel a little cautious when I looked around and saw this sign.

On the way back to the village of Midway the roadside had these beautiful wild lupins growing along the fence line.

Roadside

8" x 8" acrylic

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So, all and all I enjoyed the experience and think this may be a regular event.

The exhibit opens on Friday evening in Midway and runs through Monday July 5.

Meadow Grass

Meadow Grass

8" x 8" acrylic

There is a beautiful open plain as you enter Park City with a wonderful view of the distant mountains and expansive skies.

Passing Thunderstorm

Passing Thunderstorm

8" x 8" acrylic

Late this afternoon there was a beautiful thunderstorm cloud building over the mountains.

Path to the Provo

Path to the Provo

8" x 8" acrylic

I was up in the Heber Valley last week where the path I was hiking on led to the Provo River which is famous around here with the fly fishermen. There are a number of crystal clear small tributaries which meander through these meadows on their way to the river. Even saw a trout:)

Owl's Clover, Red Butte Gardens, Utah

Owl's Clover, Red Butte Gardens, Utah

8"x8", acrylic

Just behind the Red Butte Gardens I came across this patch of Owl's Clover.

The plant is called Escobita in Spanish, which means 'little broom'.

Midway Cottonwoods

Midway Cottonwoods

8" x 8" acrylic

There are lots of cottonwood trees growing along the Provo river in the Heber Valley.

White Pine Canyon

White Pine Canyon

18" x 80" acrylic

Located just outside of Park City is this panoramic scene with aspens and pines.

Red Barn

Red Barn

8" x 10" acrylic on panel

I came across this quaint red barn nestled in oak trees.

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Sant Ynez Oaks

Santa Ynez Oaks

 8"x10", acrylic on panel

When we lived in Los Olivos, California it was always a beautiful site going up to the hills surrounding the Santa Ynez valley.

Park City Magazine

Ranch Creek

8.5" x 11" Mixed Media

I was honored this week with the release of the Summer issue of the Park City Magazine featuring my painting on the cover. There is this beautiful creek which meanders along the road leading into the village.

Cedar Forest

Cedar Forest

 8"x 10"  acrylic on panel

I really like the cedar forests as you drive to southern Utah.

Santa Barbara Beach

Santa Barbara Beach

 8" x 10" acrylic on professional canvas panel

This is a beautiful shoreline just below Cliff Drive in Santa Barbara.

We enjoyed walking here each morning while staying there.

Last of the Snow

Last of the Snow

 5" x 7"  acrylic

This week saw the last of the snow melt with warm weather coming in.

Prairie Summer

Prairie Summer

 8" x 10"  acrylic on professional canvas panel

Anyone who has driven across the plains can remember the wide open spaces and beautiful clouds.

Liberty Park Greenhouses, Utah

Liberty Park Greenhouses, Utah

 8" x 8" acylic

We biked over to Liberty Park and saw the greenhouses filled with flowers waiting to be planted outside.

Spring Grass - Red Butte Gardens

Spring Grass - Red Butte Gardens

8" x 8" acrylic

Last night was amazing with incredible clouds contrasting with the verdant green hills above the Red Butte Gardens.

Gentle Days of Autumn

Gentle Days of Autumn

 8"x8" acrylic

The aspen trees of the Wasatch mountians seem to glow like amber in the fall.

California Poppies

California Poppies

 8" x 8" acrylic

After a lot of rain this winter the California poppies came out in all their glory this year.

Evening Glow

Evening Glow

 8" x 8" acrylic

There is a wide open expanse of a valley just to the south of here called the Rush Valley. Actually, the Pony Express trail runs across it on its way to California. 

Biking for the Soul

A couple of week ago a group from our church met at the source of the Jordan River where it comes out of Utah Lake. There is a wonderful bike trail that begins there and actually follows the river and meanders up the Utah Valley all the way to the Great Salt Lake. We experienced beautiful scenery and an abundance of wildlife. Some of the favorites were the family of Sand Hill Cranes

and the most impressive was the Yellowheaded Blackbird.

Here are the paintings which were inspired by the trip.

Sarasota Springs Farm, 8"x16", acrylic

Jordan River Marsh, 8"x16", acrylic

Utah Lake Marsh, 8"x16", acrylic

Paintings are available at Williams Fine Art