Plein Air
“in the open air”
Painting outdoors is a collaboration with the changing world. Light shifts, air moves, and I respond in real time. It’s my favorite way to work. Each piece reflects a moment as I experienced it.
"Autumn Reflections" | 8x8" Pastel on Pastelbord | Jones Pass, Silverthorne, Colorado | 2025
"A Peak of Light" | 9x12" Pastel on Pastelbord | Westcliffe, Colorado | 2025
"Cathedral Park flows" | 11x14" Watercolor on Pastelbord | Teller County, Colorado | 2025
"Night at the Fortune Club" | 12x18" Pastel on Pastelbord | Victor, Colorado | 2025
"Cloud Watch on 67" | 11x17" Pastel on Pastelbord | Teller County, Colorado | 2025
"Rutherford Falls" | 11x20" Pastel on Pastelbord | Georgetown, Colorado | 2025
"Yosemite River Study II" | 5x7" Pastel on Paper | Yosemite National Park, California | 2025
"Yosemite River Study I" | 5x7" Pastel on Paper | Yosemite National Park, California | 2025
""Emerald Bay Study" | 5x7" Pastel on Pastelbord | South Lake Tahoe, California | 2025
"Reno Riverwalk" | 5x7" Pastel on Pastelbord | Reno, Nevada | 2025
"Portal" | 9x12" Pastel on Pastelbord | Santa Fe, New Mexico | 2024
"Red Rocks II" | 16x20" Pastel on Paper | Red Rocks Park - Morrison, Colorado | 2024
"Red Rocks I" | 16x20" Pastel on Paper | Red Rocks Park - Morrison, Colorado | 2024
"Water Garden" | Pastel on Paper | Hudson Gardens - Littleton, Colorado | 2024
"Rafting the Colorado" | Graphite Pencil on Paper | 2023