Paris bridges for inspiration

Pont Alexandre III and Pont Bir Hakeim

Travel in Europe!!

London for a few days and then to Paris. I had an opportunity to paint a late afternoon image in a small travel sketchbook of the walls of London Tower. We are now trading apts with a couple very near the Eiffel Tower and so I had a morning to paint this. It's hard to avoid the cliche of the symbol of Paris, so I referenced it without focusing on it. 

The "City of Rocks" and Castle Rocks State Park, Idaho

Memorial Day Weekend was a chance to go paint in a place that is magical for me, an amazing natural place very close to where I grew up in Oakley, Idaho.  Brad Teare and I spent two days exploring and painting at the "Silent City of Rocks" and Castle Rocks State Park in the adjacent valley.   The first day it rained on and off which made for dramatic skies and light, and we had to protect our paintings and duck under rocks or climb in the car to stay dry.  The second day was perfect weather and sunlight.

Views of my "Gardens and Landscapes" exhibit at Red Butte Garden on the University of Utah Campus.

A few days painting at the beach or nearby!

Outlet of Batiquitos Lagoon. Leucadia, CA

Beach Entrance. Solano Beach, CA.

Flower Fields. Carlsbad, CA.

Small Orange Grove. Encinitas, CA

Arches National Park in Moab, UT

Thanksgiving weekend trip to Moab and several hikes in Arches National Park.  This is a view at the end of a short hike called "Park Avenue".  Some recent rain left a few puddles for a reflection in the river bed.

Beautiful Autumn near Batiquitos Lagoon and Moonlight Beach- Encinitas, CA

Onshore winds- Seabluffe- Leucadia, CA

Batiquitos Lagoon Inlet/ Highway 101, CA

Dusk at Moonlight Beach, Encinitas, CA

Eucalyptus and Palm- Batiquitos Lagoon, CA