Alone But Not Lonely is a Colorado fine art landscape. This is one of my favorite paintings. A pastel, it depicts a house that is part of an old, abandoned mining camp on Red Mountain Pass above Ouray, Colorado.

Aspen Trees is a Colorado landscape painting in acrylic showing fall colors against blue sky.

Backyard Triptych is a 3-piece Colorado landscape painting in acrylic. Yes! That IS my backyard!! Behind my fine art studio lies a cattle ranch and BLM land for as far as the eye can see. The land is high desert and relatively bare, but the play of light on the empty, rolling hills is stunningly beautiful.

Bathed in Gold is a Colorado landscape painting in acrylic with an almost abstract art quality. In autumn, the high country in Colorado is ablaze with color; mostly lemon yellow. This nature painting shows a fallen aspen in a deep thicket.

First Snow at Arrowhead is both wildlife artwork and a Colorado landscape created with pastels. Arrowhead is an area between Montrose, Colorado and Gunnison, Colorado. The altitude is high and the first snow comes early. This pastel painting was done from a reference photo taken by my brother-in-law.

• Price: $1500.00

Fog Burns Off is both wildlife artwork and a Colorado landscape painting in acrylic. This was the view from my studio one cold day this winter. I was watching the fog burn off from the Gunnison River Valley.

From Meeker to Sleepy Cat is a Colorado landscape painting in acrylic which was a finalist in the American Artist Magazine cover competition. The town of Meeker is in northwest Colorado. There's a beautiful two-lane road leading from Meeker to Sleepy Cat Mountain. This acrylic painting is from a photo I took in late September, on my way from Meeker to Sleepy Cat.

The Meadow by Lou's is a Colorado fine art landscape created with pastels. In June, western Colorado pops with life and activity. The fields and meadows are beautifully green, the birds move overhead, and the air is the perfect temperature.

Monument Sunset is a Colorado landscape painting in acrylic. It depicts the Colorado National Monument at sunset.

Mount Garfield is a Colorado landscape painting in acrylic. It depicts one of the most recognizable landmarks in Grand Junction, Colorado. When I first moved to Grand Junction from Illinois, I couldn't see the appeal of the stark, stony cliffs that line the valley to the north. Soon, though, I realized that the light plays magic tricks with the neutral-colored stone and they become hauntingly beautiful as the sun rises and sets.

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October Afternoon on the Redlands is a Colorado landscape painting in acrylic and depicts the Colorado National Monument on a bright October day.

Oxbow Bend is a Wyoming fine art landscape created with pastels. This pastel painting depicts one of the most frequently photographed views in Grand Teton National Park, Oxbow Bend. What appealed to me in this painting was the visual interest of the foreground reflection.

34 Road Canal is a Colorado fine art landscape in pastels of a canal bank in Grand Junction, Colorado during the month of June. This piece won first place professional class at the 23rd Annual Peach Blossom Art Show in Palisade, Colorado.

Sunrise at Bosque is both a wildlife acrylic painting and a fine art landscape of the Southwest. Bosque del Apache, a national wildlife refuge in New Mexico, is shown here in the bold oranges and reds of sunrise.

Sunrise at Vega is a Colorado fine art landscape created with pastels. Vega State Park is in the high country surrounding Grand Junction, Colorado. The reservoir is stunning, and this pastel painting is from a photo I took right at sunrise, as the shaft of first sunlight cast itself on the surface of the water.

Tetons and Thistle is a Wyoming landscape painting in acrylic showing a view of the Grand Teton National Park.

Uncompaghre Gold is both a wildlife painting and a Colorado landscape painting in acrylic. It shows a golden eagle overlooking the Gunnison River and Uncompaghre Plateau in western Colorado.

Up in the Raggeds is a pastel painting of the Raggeds Wilderness in western Colorado which depicts two horses relaxing after a day of hunting.

Around the Bend is an acrylic landscape painting using a darker palette.