Plein Air
“in the open air”
This is my favorite way to work. Light influences everything we perceive, but it constantly shifts and reshapes a scene. Amid weather changes, curious spectators, and time pressures, I try to stay decisive in my choices as I respond to it all. By the nature of that process, each work becomes a blend of honesty to the moment and my own personal storytelling. Plein Air paintings are like memories preserved.
Platte River Gold | 8x12 Pastel | Littleton, Colorado | 2025
Autumn Reflections | 8x8 Pastel | Jones Pass, Silverthorne, Colorado | 2025
A Peak of Light | 9x12 Pastel | Westcliffe, Colorado | 2025
Cathedral Park flows | 11x14 Watercolor | Teller County, Colorado | 2025
Cloud Watch on 67 | 11x17 Pastel | Teller County, Colorado | 2025
Rutherford Falls | 11x20 Pastel | Georgetown, Colorado | 2025
Yosemite River Study II | 5x7 Pastel | Yosemite National Park, California | 2025
Yosemite River Study I | 5x7 Pastel | Yosemite National Park, California | 2025
Emerald Bay Study | 5x7 Pastel | South Lake Tahoe, California | 2025
Reno Riverwalk | 5x7 Pastel | Reno, Nevada | 2025
Portal | 9x12 Pastel | Santa Fe, New Mexico | 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