Stormy slope – Yellowstone Lamar Valley oil painting
“Stormy Slope – Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley”
9 x 12 oil
A few years ago we visited Yellowstone in the fall and enjoyed the beauty of the landscape just before the park closed for the year. The skies were dramatic almost every day as a storm was moving through. One of those days, the dark clouds parted just enough for a slash of light to hit the golden hillsides surrounding what has been described as “America’s Serengeti.” The scene was visually very exciting to me. Just out of view are numerous bison as well as pronghorn antelope.
I can’t wait to get back there again and capture some of the beautiful scenery.
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Red Fox portrait oil painting
“Red Fox”
9 x 12 inches, oil painting
It’s not uncommon for me to do pet portraits of dogs or cats, but I think this is the first wild animal portrait I’ve done. The fur was challenging but the eyes were the most fun. The native plants in the background are apricot mallow, a drought tolerant California native plant indigenous to high desert and chaparral areas, as well as valleys.
This painting was exhibited in spring 2019 at the Pacific Grove Natural History Museum, in Pacific Grove, CA on the Monterey Peninsula.
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