Colorado Landscape Paintings
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I traveled to the western United States to paint in the warmer months in the 1980s and 1990s.
Since I moved to Fort Collins, Colorado in 2003, there have been many opportunities for local painting trips
to Horsetooth Reservoir, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, Utah and beyond.
There is an endless variety of rock formations, mountains, streams and lakes to explore.
My landscape paintings attempt a soft realism using bright colors and dramatic shadows.
I mostly use pastel, watercolor and oil and prefer to paint on location,
though I sometimes paint from photographs.
Rocky Mountain National Park

• View of Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2007, watercolor 28"x20"

• Storm Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2018, pastel 27"x21"

Meadow Stream, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2019, pastel 26"x22"

Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2016, pastel 29"x24"

• Moraine Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2015, pastel 23"x17"

Late Fall, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2014, pastel 23"x17"

Looking East on Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2005, watercolor 28"x22"

Boulder, Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2012, pastel 25"x18"

Storm Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2011, pastel 26"x19"

• Morning Mist, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2004, pastel 25"x19"

Guardians, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2005, pastel 25"x19"

Taylor Glacier, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2003, oil 20"x16"

Snow Melt, Trail Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 1999, oil

Ridge Road Scene, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2018, pastel 27.75"x21"

• Beaver Ponds, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2012, pastel 25"x19"

Beaver Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2012, pastel 25.5"x19.5"

• Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2013, pastel 25"x19"

Hallett Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2013, oil

Toward Hallet’s Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2018, pastel 27.5"x21.5"

Path to Hallett Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2012, pastel 25.5"x19.5"

• Nymph Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2003, pastel 25"x19"

• A River Runs Through It, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2005, pastel 25"x19"

• Sprague Lake, End of Autumn, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2004, oil 20"x16"

Green Pool, Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2008, oil 40"x30"

• Rainbow Curve, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2004, pastel 29"x20"

• Marching Aspen, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2007, pastel 26"x16"

• Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2004, pastel 25"x19"

If a Tree Falls, Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2007, pastel 25"x19"

On the Way to Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

Before Pine Beetles, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2003, mixed media 30"x22"

On the Rocks, Autumn Aspen, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2012, pastel 25.25"x19.25"

Stand of Pines, Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2005, pastel 24.5"x18.5"

Beyond Rainbow Curve, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2012, pastel 25"x18"

In the Shadows, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2012, oil 24"x18"

Close to Emerald Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2018, pastel 27"x21.5"

Going To the Next Level, Emerald Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2013, pastel 19"x16"

Pingree View, Pingree Park, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

• Deer Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2017, pastel 25"x19"

Rocky Mountain View, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2006, watercolor 20"x20"

Looking Up, Past Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2011, watercolor 25"x19"

Top of Alberta Falls, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2019, pastel 29.5"x22"

Near Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2018, pastel 27.5"x22"

Trail Ridge West, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2010, pastel 18"x24"

Nice Color, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2006, oil 16"x20"

• Little Bo Peep and Her Sheep, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2006, pastel 19"x26"

Aspen, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2016, pastel 19"x25"
Central Mountains

High Ridge, Rifle, Colorado, 2019, pastel 23.5"x18"

• Picnic, Minturn, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

• Snow Near Minturn, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Scarlet Stand, Leadville, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Fall Colors, North of Cameron Pass, Colorado, 2015, acrylic and oil 39.5"x29.5"

Fall Colors, North of Cameron Pass, Colorado, 2011, pastel 23.25"x17.5"

• Camp Hale Pond, Red Cliff, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

Saxton Mountain, Georgetown, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

West of Maroon Bells, Colorado, 2016, pastel 28"x22"

• Maroon Bells, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

Maroon Bells, Colorado, 2003, watercolor and pastel 30"x22"

Birches and Bells, Maroon Bells, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

• First Snow, Red Cliff, Colorado, 2006, oil 30"x25"

Spring at Loveland Pass, Colorado, 2018, pastel 28"x22"

• Loveland Pass, Colorado, 2010, pastel 24"x18"

Loveland Pass, Colorado, 2013, watercolor 30"x22"

Aspen Campground, Colorado, 2003, pastel 25"x19"

Frisco Bay, Frisco, Colorado, 2013, pastel 25"x19"

South Dillon Reservoir, Dillon, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Dillon Tributary, Dillon, Colorado, 2018, pastel 28"x22"

Dillon Reservoir, Dillon, Colorado, oil

Colorado Mountain Stream, Colorado, 2016, pastel 19"x25"
Horsetooth Reservoir

• Rock Cliffs, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2010, acrylic

Look South, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2005, pastel 26"x18"

Eltuck Bay, Lory State Park, Colorado, 2018, pastel 28"x22"

Trailhead, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2018, pastel 24"x18"

Horsetooth Cave, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2018, pastel 25.5"x16"

Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2016, acrylic 25"x19"

View of Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2017, watercolor and pastel 15"x11.5"

Cast Shadows, Colorado, 2017, pastel 25"x19"

Horsetooth - 3 Rocks, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2017, pastel 24"x20"

Golden View, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2016, pastel 25.5"x19"

• Sunset Glow, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2004, oil 20"x16"

Fall View of Horsetooth, Horsetooth Mountain, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2008, pastel 25"x19"

• Portrait of Horsetooth, Horsetooth Mountain, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2008, pastel 29"x21"

Rock Formations, Horsetooth Rock, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2018, pastel 25"x19.5"

Rock Formations (Horsetooth), Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006, watercolor and pastel 30"x22"

Calm Day, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2018, pastel 25"x20"

Windy Day, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2004, oil 34"x28"

• Lonesome Pine - Horsetooth, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2004, oil 18"x14"

Plein Air Painter, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2007, oil 20"x16"

Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2007, pastel 26"x19"

From the Top, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2007, oil 28"x22"

Frosting On the Cake, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2007, oil 20"x16"

Long View - Horsetooth, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2004, pastel 25"x19"

Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2002, watercolor 30"x22"

Climbers Choice, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2004, oil 20"x16"

Horsetooth Heights, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Small Falls, Arthur’s Rock, Lory State Park, Colorado, 2016, pastel 25"x19"

Rock Formation, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2018, pastel 24"x19.5"

Sentinel Rock, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2017, pastel 19"x22"

Looking Up, Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006, oil 16"x30"
Poudre River

Go with the Flow, Drake, Colorado, 2016, pastel 25"x19"

• Poudre Blues, Poudre River, Colorado, 2015, pastel 23"x15.5"

• Open Vista, Watson Lake, Bellvue, Colorado, 2015, pastel 24"x18"

Spring at Watson Lake, Bellvue, Colorado, 2012, pastel 24"x20"

Watson Lake, Bellvue, Colorado, 2013, pastel 26"x19"

• Poudre River, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2013, pastel

Poudre River, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2003, oil 24"x20"

Poudre River, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2004, oil 24"x21"

Poudre River, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2005, watercolor 25"x19"

Poudre River at College Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2018, pastel 29"x21"

Poudre Reflections, Lee Martinez Park, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2003, oil 24"x20"

• Poudre Rocks, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2007, oil 27"x18"

Reflections, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Arizona, 2013, pastel 19"x25"

• Poudre River, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2002, pastel 19"x25"

Watson Lake, Bellvue, Colorado, 2018, pastel 22"x31"
Fort Collins

Spring Creek Canyon, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2013, oil

Rabbit Brush at Soderberg Farm, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2016, pastel 30"x24"

Soderberg Park, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2012, pastel 26"x19"

Rabbit Brush and Rocks, Colorado, 2012, pastel 19.5"x15"

Inline Skater, Colorado, 2012, pastel 24.5"x19"

Reflections, Colorado, 2012, pastel 25.5"x19.5"

Pines, City Park, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

Pond at Spring Canyon, Spring Canyon Park, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2012, pastel 25"x19"

Watermelon, Spring Canyon Park, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2012, watercolor and pastel 18.5"x14.5"

• Spring Creek Garden, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2014, watercolor 24"x22"

Tranquility, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Spring at Roland Moore Park, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2016, pastel 28"x22"

Spring Canyon Park, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2013, pastel 19"x25"

Troutman Park Pond, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2017, pastel 19"x25.5"

Rabbit Brush, Prospect Road, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2013, pastel 19"x25"
Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs

Rock Formation, North Garden, Garden of the Gods, Colorado, 2016, pastel 28"x22"

• Girl Posing at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2017, pastel 28"x22"

• Sunrise, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Palisades, Garden of the Gods, Colorado, 2016, pastel 28"x19"

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2013, pastel 24"x18"

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2002, watercolor 30"x22"

In the Garden, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, pastel 26"x19"

Base Formation, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2016, pastel 24.5"x19"

• South View, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x22"
Devil's Backbone, Loveland

• Pink Sky, Devil's Backbone trail, Colorado, 2015, pastel 29.5"x21.5"

Devil’s Backbone, Devil's Backbone trail, Colorado, 2014, pastel 26"x20"

• Needle’s Eye, Devil's Backbone trail, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x19"
Big Thompson River

Big Thompson, Big Thompson River, Colorado, 2016, pastel 29"x23"

The Poet, Big Thompson River, Colorado, 2011, pastel 20.5"x15"

• Fly Fishing, Colorado, 2018, pastel 20.5"x27"
Gunnison

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado, 2003, watercolor and pastel 22"x30"

Gunnison Canyon Walls, Gunnison, Colorado, 2016, oil 19"x25"

• Gunnison Canyon, Gunnison, Colorado, 2016, pastel 25"x19"
Mesa Verde

Antelope House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, 2011, watercolor 20"x26"

Balcony House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, 2011, watercolor 20"x26"

Mesa Verde Visitor, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, 2017, pastel 16.25"x22.25"

Roxborough State Park, Littleton, Colorado, 2019, pastel 25"x19"

Blue Sky, Red Cliff, Colorado, 2006, pastel 25"x19"

Hoodoos, Colorado National Monument, Colorado, 2017, pastel 24.5"x19.5"

Glacial Stream, Colorado, 2016, pastel 25"x19"

View from Grey Rock, Greyrock, Colorado, 2016, pastel 28"x22"

Formation, Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado, 2016, pastel 28"x22"

• Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range, Colorado, 2008, acrylic and oil 40"x30"

Fall Day, Masonville, Colorado, 2008, oil 28"x22"

Fall Colors, 2008, pastel 26"x20"

Roadside Splendor, Colorado, 2013, pastel 25"x19.5"

• Aspen, Colorado, 2011, pastel 25"x19"

Pastoral, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25.5"x18.25"

Bushes in Bloom, 2015, pastel 26"x13.5"

Fancy Free, Colorado, 2013, acrylic 55"x46"

Festive Color (Red Fence), Colorado, 2013, pastel

Escalante, Colorado, 2006, pastel

Bright Finale, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

Plein Air, Colorado, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

Meadows’ Edge, Loveland Pass, Colorado, 2005, pastel 25"x19"

Rolling Hills, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Summer Stream, Colorado, 2014, pastel 20"x16"

Forest Nook, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Evergreen, Colorado, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

• Light Breeze, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Rock, Trees, Vegetation, Colorado, 2016, pastel 20.5"x14.5"

Small Waterfalls, Colorado, 2016, pastel 25"x19"

Rock Strata, Colorado, 2016, pastel 28"x22"

Nature Sculpture, Colorado, 2016, pastel 26"x21"

Path, Rocks, Bushes, Colorado, 2013, watercolor and pastel 20"x16"

Sage, Colorado, 2018, pastel 29"x22"

Desert, Colorado, 2019, watercolor

Stream, Colorado, watercolor

The Path, Colorado, 2007, oil 11"x14"

White Mountains, pastel

Rock Forms, Near Drake, Colorado, 2016, pastel 37"x22"

Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, 2005, watercolor 30"x24"

Fall Glory, Colorado, 2018, pastel 21"x28"

Bristlecone Pine, Colorado, 2016, pastel 24"x30"

Slow Rapids, Colorado, 2015, pastel 19"x25"

• Deciduous and Coniferous, Colorado, 2012, pastel 19"x25"

Only Have Eyes for You, Colorado, 2008, pastel