Rocky Mountain Lake

acrylic, 2ft x2ft, palette knife.
 Interestingly I worked on this one at night. usually I work in the morning and early afternoons.( I did have to go back at it this morning though).I was very tired and sore and didn't sleep well....back to working during the day.

Sunkissed Rockies

acrylic, 2 ft x 3 ft, palette knife and a rag

Introducing more warmer colors to my cool mountains

Athabasca Rocks

acrylic 24 x36 in
Yet another version of Athabasca Falls in Jasper National park.

Banff Fir

acrylic 2ft x2ft palette knife




People who have been to Banff may recognize this windwept fir tree. Coming down from tunnel mountain...I've always loved this tree. Some artistic licence was used and I'm sure I'll continue to play around with it some more.

Mountain High

acrylic, 24x18, palette knife
Experimenting with textures

Morning Kiss

acrylic 16 in x16 in, Palette knife
 The reference phoro I used was actually from Canmore but I took so many liberties with this painting I doubt you could locate the spot.

Banff Vista

acrylic, 18"x36",

Dream Lake

acrylic, 20 x30 in
Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park

Hiking Surprise

acrylic, 2 ftx3ft

I reworked an older painting ( Shannon Falls). I like it a lot better now. It still has all that great texture I love. The Title is not so great but I can't call it Shannon Falls anymore because it's so much different. Can I now classify this as a new painting? Here is the old one.

Mountain Sun

acrylic, 18x24, palette knife

Reflections Of Winter

acrylic on canvas, 2 ft x2 ft, palette knife
I had done a couple of small paintings similar to this one, but I wanted to go larger and I still might do another larger yet! Not quite done with this one but close.

Mount Baker

I worked a long time on this small painting, way too long!  acrylic 9x12

Mountain Meadow

Here is another small canvas, acrylic,9x12, in which I'm experimenting with combining textures. In this case I use some tissue paper in the forground

Mountain Slope

I'm working on some smaller paintings...some will be studies for larger paintings.
This one is acrylic, 9in x12 in done with a palette knife.
 This took me about 45 minutes. Funny how some paintings are completed  so fast while others of the same size you struggle with.  I had a vivid idea of how I wanted this to look and that helps.

I have submitted some of my work to the Calgary Stampede Western Showcase....it's now out of my hands and the waiting begins! Wish me luck!

Autumn Stream

acrylic, 24x18 in , palette knife
I really wanted to bring some falls colors into my paintings. I used three different reference photos ( plus some artistic license) Does it look a little disjointed? I will live with this for a bit and make the necessary changes. I also wanted make sure I kept the 'western landscape' theme and tried to do it without the mountains.

Athabasca Explodes

I wanted to do a larger version of Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park to really try and convey the shear power and force. this is acrylic 30in x40in

Rocky Mountain National Park

acrylic 30x30. Ok, I think I'm done with the winter scenes

Misty Lake

acrylic 24in x24in. I struggled a lot with this one, trying to have a softer feel...it was a challenge. Trying to photograph my art is becoming increasingly challenging as well. Either that or I'm becoming very picky. In any event, I need to improve these skills as I'm losing a lot of sublties and color.

Moraine Mountains

A close-up of Moraine Lake mountains near Banff. Mostly done with a palette knife I'll have to re-take a photo of this one,,,it's too dark and washed out. Acrylic 30in x30in ( my new favorite size)

The Mighty Athabasca

acrylic 30x30, Athabasca Falls near Jasper

On Top of the World

acrylic 2 ft x 3ft.

Sunwapta Roars

acrylic, 30in x30in
Sunwapta Falls near Jasper...these falls are amazing and a must see! I'm liking how this is turning out. Maybe a few adjustments down the road.

Mountain Glow

acrylic on canvas, 30in x30in.No reference used for this one...but I'm sure a place exsists like this somewhere in the Rockies.

Moraine Lake

acrylic 24x36

Heli View, David Thompson Country

acrylic, 2ftx3ft, mostly with a palette knife.
You can only see these falls if you take a helicopter ride and then a short hike in David Thompson Country, Rockies.