Art Journal

Another of my pieces from the Boulder Plein Air, this one a redo of a scene I did a couple weeks ago, different format.

I've included the old and the newer version. As you can see the hillsides are a little greener, as spring has worked its way up the mountains and less snow on the peaks.

Mac lake View, 8 x 16.

Here's the one from before. Mac Lake Morning, 9 x 12

Here's one I did in the early evening at Hamms Pond. It looked like rain was hitting areas north of us but we had a nice sunset.

Evening Rain, 9 x 12

Another painting from the Boulder Plein Air, done at Pella Crossing.

Spring at Pella, 12 x 16

As it says below - you are invited this coming Tuesday if you want to come, just need to RSVP by email. See the picture below. Hope to see you there.  Show is still open until July 3rd.

Here are the two artworks that won prizes at the Boulder Plein Air Festival. The show is still on until July 3rd so stop in and see it.

11 AM and Heating Up, graphite on paper, 12 x 16, 1st Place Drawing. This was done at a farm on Highway 66 in Longmont .

Pastel Nightfall, 9 x 12, oil, Best Cityscape prize, sold.

This was painted at an overlook on the road to Flagstaff Mountain.

The Boulder Plein Air finished up with an opening on June 11 at Canyon Center in Boulder. The show is ongoing until July 5th, open on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12 to 6.  I ended up submitting 6 pieces, 5 paintings and 1 drawing.  My painting Pastel Nightfall won the Best Cityscape award and my drawing, 11 AM and Heating Up won the 1st Place, Drawing award.

Here's some information on the show.

There will be a closing reception on Tuesday June 29th, requiring reservations.

If you want to come RSVP to [email protected].

After experiencing a rare all-day rainstorm in the desert it was a miracle to see the beautiful sunset reflected in the rain puddles. They didn't last long; they were gone by the next day. I just felt I had to do a painting of the scene.

Here's the result. I have been working on this off and on for the last couple months until I got it (almost) like I wanted it.

After the Rain, 16 x 16

Iris, 14 x 11

It's been a good spring for rain here, although it has been extremely dry for many parts of the country. We are fortunate to have had

a lot of good blooms this spring including our iris which have done very well this year. I picked a few of the earliest bloomers, stuck them in this green jug and did a painting.

This is from a plein air session with the Boulder PAAC group one Thursday a couple weeks ago.

Mac Lake Morning, 8 x 10.

I was happy with it, may try to do it larger.

The Boulder plein air event starts this week from June 5-11th and I'll be participating. A preview exhibition is now open at both the R Gallery on Broadway in Boulder and the Museum of Boulder, also on Broadway.  The week will be filled with paint-outs ending with a show at the Canyon Center, 1881 9th Street, Boulder. Please join me at the opening reception, June 11th 6-8:30 at the Canyon Center.

Here's a little sample of the art I have at the Boulder Museum for the preview show. Come and check it out, and see all the art at the Canyon Center next week.

This is from one of the many photographs I took when visiting Silverton two years ago before Covid.  At early April Silverton was still locked down in deep snow from what was a heavily snowed winter that year. So even though it was starting to melt off, the edges of the streets were still clothed in waist deep snow with lots of runoff puddles and mud. I liked this view especially.

Silverton, 12 x 16