Final Paris

Luxembourg Gardens

29 rue Rapp- Art Nouveau Doorway

More Paris

Four paintings completed in the studio from beginnings in Paris. 

Pantheon from Luxembourg Gardens 

Place Costa Rica near our apt. 

Notre Dame at Dusk

Approaching Montmartre

The Louvre- en plein aire

Wanting to capture an image of the Louvre as a keepsake of our trip, it took some searching to find a spot that had enough information without becoming an architectural rendering. And I needed to find a spot to tuck into that was out of the scorching sun!  I knew this spot was right when I came to it. (I invested in an annual membership so I could go often even though we were in Paris for only a month!)

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. 

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

Late Summer Paintings

A couple of images of late summer.  Part of a series where the hero of the image is the "screen" of foliage/flowers.

Southern Utah- Lake Powell

Simple and loose!

Aquarelle show at Alpine Gallery

I have a few pieces in the Aquarelle show at Alpine Gallery. 430 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT

It is nice to be in an all watercolor show!
The larger exhibit of my work at Harmon's City Creek is still up for another week or so.

Leucadia, CA

Three looser and larger sketches observing tree forms at Batiquitos Lagoon and Seabluffe. Opaque watercolors on Canson paper. 14" x 20"

North shore of Batiquitos Lagoon

South shore of Batiquitos Lagoon

Looking south from Seabluffe

Red Butte Gardens

Springtime at Red Butte Gardens on campus at University of Utah.

Thanksgiving Sketches in Death Valley and Oceanside

Family camping in Death Valley for Thanksgiving and had just enough time for a single sketch at Death Valley Scotty's Castle. Then off to Southern California and had the opportunity for one more sketch at Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside.

Daybreak paintout event

I completed these paintings in preparation for the event mentioned in the last post.  It was glorious weather that day and I have been asked to paint at another event on Sat. Oct. 26 in Layton, UT.  It is an Open House for Destination Homes.
Looking forward to painting on that site!

North Beach looking toward Harriman

Daybreak Visitors Center

Oquirrh Mountain LDS Temple at edge of Daybreak

Along the West Coast

Visiting family and friends I didn't get a lot of painting time but did do these four. Quick, small, and using an absorbent paper.  All scenes near our kid's homes.

Old Scotch Church, Hillsboro, OR

Farm Fields, Hillsboro, OR

 Glen Park Neighborhood, San Francisco, CA

Garden View from "The Establishment" SLO, CA

Oakley, Idaho, my hometown

I've been to Idaho twice this month to help my parents and a brother ran the "Spud Man" triathalon.  I didn't have time to paint but decided to post these 4 small paintings from earlier trips. Oakley, my little hometown is such a formative part of me that I can drive around remembering many events from my childhood. These are from Oakley and nearby towns.

Oakley Cemetery

Oakley Granary

Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls

Snake River Valley, Burley

Tour in Upper Midwest

Just returned from an Upper Midwest Tour singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  What a great week and a half! 6 concerts in 5 states. We had some personal time between concerts, sound checks and bus rides to explore. I had time to do some quick watercolors.

Indianapolis War Memorials

Indianapolis Canal Walk

Schaumburg (outside Chicago)

Milwaukee (Hilton Lobby)

Minneapolis- Walker Art Center Sculpture Garden

Friends caught me painting during time off.