Noontide Contemplation

      This was during midday, which can sometimes be hard to find anything good with light and shadows.  This scene caught my eye, I had painted a somewhat similar view here many years ago and always liked it.  This was looking up a bit more.  I always like the way the shadows lay across the snow.

      This was a beautiful clear morning up near Trout Lake in Colorado.  This is an area I love to come and paint for its sheer beauty.

Glorious Painting Day

      This is another scene from the farm in Trail Canyon.  The gentleman that owns this farm is an arborist and lovingly cares for the trees on his property.  No wonder this is such a calling to us during fall color!  My good painting buddy, Betsy, is the painter in this scene.

The Golden Gate

 

     This is a yearly pilgrimage to a friends tree farm that is in a lovely canyon called Trail Creek Canyon.  The entrance to his place is framed with these lovely, huge, cottonwoods that were in glorious color this year.  There is really a regular rocked road running through there but it doesn't look as inviting as a grass trail, so I took artistic license there.  The bushes are called "Rabbit Brush" or the Spanish name "Chimisa".  His farm is truly a magical place!