Fresh Off the Easel

Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas over Board

24 × 24 inch

Price: $2160

Story Behind the Painting: One mild spring night near my home in Parker, Colorado, I caught a view of a breathtaking sunset. Just moments before it appeared in full color, I glanced out the window and sensed that something beautiful was about to unfold. I quickly grabbed my camera, hoping to capture the moment as best as I could. As I looked through the lens, I immediately knew this was a scene I needed to paint. The sky came alive with rich colors and radiant light, filling the horizon with movement and energy that held my full attention. Standing there, taking it all in, I felt a deep sense of awe. When the moment finally passed, all I could say was, “That was beautiful!”

Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas over Board

16 × 20 inch

Price: $1225

Story Behind the Painting: This painting was inspired by the beautiful streams in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. What first drew me to this particular stream was the fallen trees stretched across the water, forming a small dam that the current had to work its way through. The logs could not stop the water from its course. As I stood there, I could hear a variety of sounds from nature surrounding me, but it was the sound of the stream that drew them together into a cohesive melody—pleasant, soothing, and comforting. Even though the logs first drew me, it was the sounds that kept me. I wanted to capture that same musical ambiance in my painting—the melody I had experienced sitting there by the stream.