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!
SOLD – Jeep Arch – 16″ x 20″ Jeep Arch, also known as Gold Bar Arch if you are a fan of the old USGS topo maps of this area. I’m not sure how well established place names get changed around here, but they sure do. I guess when enough Read more…
Painted this one for the third time, a commission from Moab local Jeanette Kopell, someone my wife and I have known more than 25 years. Thank you Jeanette! Every time I painted this one, I made small improvements (in my opinion). The second one went to Anita Hallberg of La Read more…
Just trying to paint something larger than usual. I paint a lot of small studies, 8x10s or 9x12s, every week for practice. For this one, I did something different that always ends up making the final result turn out sort of…not as expected. For this one I did a detailed Read more…
SOLD – Sand Dune Arch – 8″ x 10″ oils on stretched canvas. I took some liberties with color. Maybe it’s just me, but do you see an eagle… and a dog…? It’s got a lot for a little painting. Headed to @moabmade soon.