Aspen Reverie

 

     I absolutely love standing in an aspen forest in fall.  This is from a smaller plein air of one of those experiences.  It immediately takes me back to the smell of fallen leaves and the trees.

Cold Smoke

      This is a larger painting from a plein air study I did earlier.  This was in the dead of winter and there were high winds above.  This is Sheep Mountain at Lizardhead pass - 13168 ft or 4013m.  The snow blowing off the top is called Cold Smoke, Dragon's breath and other colorful names depending on where you live.