As seen on the amazing platform known as Instagram! Yeah yeah. Feeling the pinch of the over-promotion of Moab. We’re overrun with these slack jawed compulsive selfie addicts, so I thought a tribute would be nice. All thanks to the Moab Area Travel Council and social media…paradise lost. Hopefully the Read more…
Nefertiti – 8″ x 10″ oils on canvas. SOLD The formation on the right that looks like a motor oil container probably has a name but I don’t know it. Thanks for reading! #nefertiti #archesnationalpark #moaboilpainting #moabartist #moabart #oilpainter #originalart #moabmade #desertpainting #canyonpainting #canyonart #outdoorart #naturepainting #landscape #landscapepainting #utahart
The T-Ride – 100TH POST on Instagram! A while ago I took a pic of this Pontiac in Thompson Springs, UT with my friend Mark. Finally got around to painting it. 9″ x 12″ oils on canvas. I also just realized that my cellphone camera has been ruining photos of Read more…
Here are six paintings commissioned by @madmoose.events for their Arches Ultra event in Moab. All are 8″x10″ and went to the top six finishers. Total number of commissioned paintings to date for Justin & Denise Ricks is 30!! Thanks for reading!
Dragonfly Pools & Shadows – 11″ x 14″ oils on canvas – SOLD New version of one of my favorite scenes to paint here in Moab. One of the first places shown to me by locals when I moved here in 1996, it used to be a place that you Read more…
Picketpost Mountain – 9″ x 12″ oils on canvas From a recent trip to Superior, AZ to visit the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. It was nice to paint something different (other than Moab stuff). The winter weather in Superior was amazing, but my wife Katie and I were sick with the Read more…
Here are six paintings commissioned by @madmoose.events for their Arches Ultra event in Moab. All are 8″x10″ and went to the top six finishers. Thanks for reading!
Turret Arch From North Window – 8″ x 10″ oils on canvas This is one of six paintings commissioned by @madmoose.events for this month; total will be 34 paintings for 2023-2024. Thanks Justin & Denise! Calls for 8×10 format, but I’m definitely looking forward to painting this one bigger. It was a Read more…
Morning Glory Bridge 8″ x 10″ – oils on canvas Just a little painting for you of Morning Glory Bridge in Grandstaff Canyon near Moab. A rare moment when this place was not crawling with tourists holding smartphones. I’ve been working on finally getting out of our laundry room, where Read more…
Sand Dune Arch – 12″ x 16″ oils on canvas Sand Dune Arch like you’ll never see it! A giant jumping spider encounters a tourist at the arch. Or is it the other way around? Hope you enjoy it!