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.

California Foothills

5" x 21", acrylic on board

Living in Southern California's Santa Ynez Valley afforded magnificent views of oak trees and rolling golden hills.

Provo River

8" x 8", acrylic on block

About 40 minutes to the east of our home is the incredibly scenic Heber Valley. The Provo River meanders through the valley and is known as a fly fisherman's dream. The river is lined with willows, which at this time of the year are a beautiful shade of alizarin crimson.

Jordan River at 3900 South

12" x 12", oil on canvas

The Jordan river meanders from Utah Lake, through the residential city blocks of Salt Lake City, to it's end in the Great Salt Lake. For the perfect painting op, I frequent the bike trail that travels along the river amidst abundant wildlife.

Autumn Anemones

6" x 6", oil

Also called Japanese Autumn Anemones, these are one of my favorite garden flowers because after all the other flowers have faded in the fall, these come into full bloom. We grew both the pink and the white in our garden in Michigan. I recently found a bed of white anemones at the Sugarhouse Library that had just finished their bloom.

Gray Skies

A more abstracted painting of soft gray skies with mist over the hills.

Flash Flood Warning, St. George, Utah

Travelling through Southern Utah this summer, we experienced dramatic skies and red earth through the desert. The thunderstorms are beautiful but can be dangerous if caught in an arroyo - even at quite a distance away.

Sugarhouse Park

36" x 80", acrylic on canvas

I still find it hard to believe that this is the view from Sugarhouse Park just one mile from our home.

Wasatch Morning

We take walks early in the morning just up the street from our house and as soon as we get to the top of the hill you are greeted with this view and you have to just stop and say WOW.