Plein Air - Painting the West



I like the brushwork: free but descriptive, not overstated

Some of my favorite views I’ve painted many times are from the Upper Saddle of the Grand. On this particular occasion Alison and I had been heading over to climb the Exum Ridge. Just as we got to the Wall Street ledge about 4:30 AM we were hit by a hugView the Artwork

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pastel on paper, 14 x 52 inches, $5200.

Table Mountain Summit View, Evening

I’d spent the night on Table Mountain 4 different times so that I could capture the evening and morning light. As an artist I was absolutely compelled by a description by Table Mountain’s first recorded ascentionist, William Henry Jackson.

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Tetons | Framed
14" by 52" | Available | Oil on Linen


Table Mountain Sunrise

This is the view from Table Mountain looking towards the Grand Teton. The pastel study was done at dawn, with Eric Randall filming for the Plein Air Film Project.

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Tetons | Framed
20" by 24" | Available | Oil on Linen


Upper Saddle of the Grand Teton

Mountains are something religious and divine. They show that there is a possibility to go from earth to heaven,” Reinhold Messner

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Tetons | Framed
28" by 48" | Collected | Oil on Linen


Grand Teton, Emerging From Clouds

The Grand Teton emerging from clouds. The Grand may seem benign in the warm summer months, but the range can turn hostile very quickly.

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Tetons | Framed
24" by 30" | Collected | Oil on Linen