I was cleaning and re-arranging my studio space and discovered several paintings that I had forgotten. A couple of years ago I took a winter trip to the San Rafel Swell area of central Utah. I painted one smaller painting down near the San Rafel river and then on my way back up the Buckhorn wash road I stoped and started this palette knife painting which I later completed at home. I really like the subdued colors of winter in the canyon.
The next find was a colorful 11 x 14 canvas was sitting in a corner behind some larger canvases It was painted in 2006. I drove up American Fork Canyon to Silver Lake reservoir and spent a wonderful morning painting this view of Timp “en plein air”. I was close to a hiking trail head area so I was able to visit with several curious hikers.
The next canvas I found was in my 11 x 14 drying box! This view of Provo peak was completed “en plein air” in late June or early July of 2009. It was near where Daniel And I were planting Elderberry bushes. I remember walking a little ways up the trail towards Buffalo peak and being chased back towards the road by a horde of biting flies of some sort. Anyway this painting is the view from just above the Squaw Peak road where it drops into upper rock canyon. I saw a beautiful cinnamon colored bear very near (600 yards) the spot where this painting was made. If you like these paintings they will be placed on Ebay sometime in mid December 2009.
As I continue to clean and re-arrange my studio I will add “found paintings” to this blog there are quite a few little stories to tell.