October 25, 2012



First Snow at the Canyon 14x11 oil

PAAC paint out at Castlewood Canyon State Park.  We got our first snow of the season last night, and the Canyon was beautiful.  Everything was dusted with about 4" of fresh white snow.  It was cloudy, so the colors were very subtle.  It almost looked like a black a white photograph everywhere, with a few tints of green and orange.

October 23, 2012

Fall Yucca and Grasses 12x12 oil

PAAC paint out at Deer Creek Canyon Park.  Very windy at first, with a storm coming in.  The wind died down for a while, and it was hot and sunny.  The grasses in the distance were very light in the sun, they seemed almost white.

October 18, 2012



Chatfield Boats 11x14 oil

 PAAC paint out at Chatfield State Park.  It was a great day to be on the beach and paint the sailboats.

October 16, 2012



Genesee View 11x14 oil

 PAAC paint out at Chief Hosa and Genesee.  This is the first long-range view of the mountains that you see when you drive west from Denver on I-70.  When you get to the top of the hill, the mountain range is revealed as you drive under the bridge.  The mountains looked especially nice today with a fresh dusting of snow.

Fall Trees at Matthews/Winters 11x14 oil

On the way home, I stopped at Matthews/Winters park to paint some fall trees.

October 15, 2012

Scrub Oak 11x14 oil

A nice fall day to paint the scrub oak colors at Dawson Butte Ranch. Everywhere I looked, the bushes were shades of red, orange and yellow.

October 11, 2012

Green Truck 11x14 oil

PAAC paint out at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield.  I had planned to paint pumpkins again, but this truck seemed to be calling my name.  While I was painting, it was fun to think about the people it might have carried, and the places it might have gone in the last 82 years.

October 9, 2012



Pumpkin Patch 11x14 oil

 PAAC Paint Out at Hudson Gardens.  Lots of painters attended, and some excellent pumpkin paintings were created!