Pikes Peak From Northgate, Colorado Springs, CO

It seems that just about every spot in Colorado Springs has a million dollar view of Pikes Peak. This particular view is found just a short walk from my home. To the right is a strip mall, to the left is a large church, and just over this grassy rise is I-25 and the Air Force Academy, but with this small parcel of land at just the right angle it's as if I'm in some remote patch of wilderness. I never actually noticed this scene until I began painting…which is happening a lot lately! Every time you turn around out here there's a painting waiting to be crafted.

Oil on canvas, 20" x 16".

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Pulpit Rock, Colorado Springs, CO

In the Rockies there are rock formations everywhere--duh right? But to a midwesterner it's just amazing. This here is called Pulpit Rock and sits smack dab in the middle of town, sandwiched between a Costco and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. In the Midwest folks would drive for hours to find a spot like this, but out here it's just spot of land no suitable to build on, so it's turned into a park. I love it!

Oil on canvas mounted to masonite, 16" x 12".

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Snow Covered Rock Outcropping, 11 Mile Reservoir, CO

When I first completed this painting I was not happy with it at all. I just felt like I'd failed on it, but I hung it and let it be. Over time it began to grow on me to where today I'm actually pleased with it. I can't claim that this is necessarily a great painting, but it's not half bad either. Like with all my work I can see tremendous room for improvement, but I can also see possibly selling this work and being proud of that.

Oil on canvas, mounted on masonite, 22" x 16".

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North Side of Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak looms large over this town and it's such a thrill for this flatlander to see it everyday. The peak itself is great, but it's this smaller peak off to the right (when viewed from the plains) that I find my painter's eye drawn to. It has more rock bands and couloirs. Those make for things that are much more interesting to paint in my opinion.

Oil on canvas, 30" x 14"

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