Utah 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.
Utah - Arches National Park

• Shady Path North Arches, Arches National Park, Utah, 2017, pastel 25.5"x19.5"

Path to North Windows, Arches National Park, Utah, 2015, pastel 25"x18"

Rock Cliffs, Arches National Park, Utah, 2018, pastel 27"x20.5"

The Fortress, Arches National Park, Utah, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

• North Windows, Arches National Park, Utah, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Windows, Arches National Park, Utah, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

Arches Castle, Arches National Park, Utah, 2018, pastel 26"x20.75"

Towers, Arches National Park, Utah, 2018, pastel 28"x21"

Arches Towers, Arches National Park, Utah, 2004, watercolor 30"x22"

Arches North, Arches National Park, Utah, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

• Grotto, Arches National Park, Utah, 1999, pastel 25"x19"

Three Gossips, Arches National Park, Utah, 2012, pastel 30"x22"

Gossips, Arches National Park, Utah, 2016, pastel 25"x19"

• On Path to Windows Arches, Arches National Park, Utah, 2009, pastel 26"x19"

Five Hoodoos at Arches, Arches National Park, Utah, 2017, pastel 16"x12.5"
Utah - Goblin Park

Edge of Goblin Park, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2016, pastel 24"x19"

Pedestal, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2001, pastel 26"x19"

Spires, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2006, pastel 25"x19.5"

White Tower, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2007, pastel 25"x19"

Bird Forms, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2006, pastel 25"x19"

• Bright Path (The Throne), Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2007, pastel 25"x19"

Crown, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2007, pastel 17"x11"

Late Afternoon, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2007, pastel 25"x19"

On a Pedestal, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2006, pastel 17.5"x11.5"

Four In Line, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2007, pastel 17"x11"

Rock Nest, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2007, pastel 17"x11"

Rock Birds, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, 2007, pastel 25"x19"
Utah - San Rafael Swell

The Fortress, San Rafael Swell, Utah, 2016, pastel 25"x19"

In the Spotlight, San Rafael Swell, Utah, 2007, pastel 26"x19"

Striated Rock, San Rafael Swell, Utah, 2006, pastel 26"x19"

Sitting Pretty, San Rafael Swell, Utah, 2007, pastel 25"x19"

• White Castle, San Rafael Swell, Utah, 2007, oil 28"x22"

• White Castle, San Rafael Swell, Utah, 2007, watercolor 30"x22"

• Ship Rock, Utah, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

Snow on Cedar Breaks, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah, 2015, pastel 25"x19"

East of Bryce, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

Escalante South, Escalante, Utah, 2014, watercolor 29"x20"

Mexican Hat, Utah, 2014, pastel 25"x19"

Orange Sentinels, Utah, 2013, oil 30"x20"

Sentinels, Utah, 2011, pastel 25"x19"

Citadel, Utah, 2012, pastel 25"x19"

Capitol Reef, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, 2001, watercolor 30"x22"

Oasis, Utah, 2011, pastel 24.5"x18.5"

Forever Canyon, Utah, 2009, pastel 26"x19"

• West of Hanksville, Utah, 2011, oil 30"x24"

• Palisades Capitol Reef, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, 2008, acrylic and oil 36"x24"

Rock, Sand, Bush, East Utah, 2015, pastel 19"x26"

Canyon Country, Utah, 2014, pastel 19"x25"