Nancee Jean Busse Artworks Gallery

TALL TALES
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 24 x 12 x 7/8. What a perfect time and setting to shoot the sh— with a buddy. The light is long, the workday is done, and dinner’s waiting. Now’s the time to tell that story about the grizzly that…
Weeds or Wishes
Acrylic, Linen, 22 x 13 x .25. We can think of a dandelion as a weed or a potential wish come true. I love the fact that part of our hearts can put our hopes on a tiny little seed and then puff it into the heavens, like…
No Hurry. No Worry.
Acrylic, Panel, 14 x 11 x .25. SOLD. At the “Hold Your Horses” Exhibition and Sale and the Phippen Western Art Museum in Prescott, AZ.
Echoes of the Sun
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 20 x 16 x .895
Pike Place Market
Acrylic, Board, 30 x 40 x 1/4. The time involved in creating this painting was pure joy. I felt that the subject matter deserved a labor of love. Pike Place Market is an iconic symbol of America's abundance. It's also a…
Sunrise, Grand Mesa
Acrylic, Board, 12 x 12 x 1/4. This painting is part of the Aspect Ratio series: Aspect Ratio is a series of 12x24 and 12x12 paintings that capture the rugged beauty of the American West through a contemporary lens. Ins…
WATSON LAKE
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 24 x 12 x 3/3". This painting is part of the Aspect Ratio series: Aspect Ratio is a series of 12x24 and 12x12 paintings that capture the rugged beauty of the American West through a conte…
SHE CAME TO DANCE
Acrylic, Panel, 30 x 12 x .25
GOES ON FOREVER
Acrylic, Panel, 24 x 12 x 3/4. This painting is part of the Aspect Ratio series: Aspect Ratio is a series of 12x24 and 12x12 paintings that capture the rugged beauty of the American West through a contemporary lens. Ins…
GIRLS DREAM OF HORSES
Acrylic, Panel, 24 x 12 x 3/4. I think most girls dream of horses. When I was a kid growing up in Peoria, I didn’t dream of rodeo horses—I dreamt of circus horses, spotlights, wild animals, and the wonder of the ring. I…
Face the Day
Acrylic, Linen Board, 18 x 24 x 1/4". My title, "Face the Day," speaks to the silent strength and readiness of this red tailed hawk — her wings are spread wide, her eyes focused. She stands at the edge of possibility. J…
Fionnualla, Weatherer of Storms
Acrylic, Yupo mounted on CanvasBoard, 36 x 24 x .25. Another in my myth/folklore series. "Fionnuala, Weatherer of Storms." Acrylic on Yupo, 24x36. My retelling of the fable follows: Fionnuala, the Weatherer of Storms Th…
Sunset, Whitewater Draw
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 20 x 16 x 2 inches. Whitewater Draw is a wildlife sanctuary in eastern Arizona. On our travels through the desert southwest we spent some time here. Sunset is an amazement here! As the su…
Just a Flicker
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 30 x 40 x 1.5"
Nickety, Nackety, and the Grapes of Contention
Acrylic, Yupo, 36 x 24 x .25. Nick Nack Paddywack,” Acrylic, 24x36 We strive as did the two foxes for the grapes,They fought all day, and yet their part was none;There came a raven by, while that they were wrath,And bor…
Winter Bear
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 12 x 12. When winter is approaching I typically feel the need to immerse myself into a piece that fits the season. I also wanted to try my hand at painting a facsimile of the aurora borealis. The…
Mocking the Garmenture of Kings
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 36 x 24 x 3/4”. There is nothing more magnificent than a high country, Colorado autumn display. The colors take my breath away!!
Fennel and Sage
Acrylic, Board, 14 x 11 x .5. "Fennel and Sage," Acrylic, 11x14. I love growing edible plants; their potential for healing, their beauty, their tastes and smells are all soothing to my soul. These humble cuttings came o…
The Owl and the Pussycat
Stylus on Tablet, Archival Paper or Canvas, 17 x 11. One of my favorite, favorite poems is The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear This bright, happy, contemporary work is a depiction of the colors, composition, and fee…
The Heartbreaker
Acrylic, Panel, 8 x 10. The Heartbreaker is a painting that tells a story about wanderlust. Somewhere in the tale is a heartbroken woman, a warm fire, a dry stable, and good rations for all. But that's not the direction…
Get Up. Show Up. Never Give Up.
Acrylic, Board, 24 x 18 x .5. Get Up. Show Up. Never Give Up. Years ago I had the privilege of meeting the owner of a horse ranch and photographing her beautiful horses. She spent her life doing the hard physical labor…
Salt River Gals
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 16 x 20 x 3. When I decided to paint this piece I knew the challenge that was ahead of me. Those dappled shadows! And yes, they kicked my ass! I once heard an artist say that 95% of some…
Scarred But Not Broken
Acrylic, Panel, 18 x 24. We're all aware of the rotten recipe for how any living creature's spirit gets broken: cruelty, deprivation, and disregard. But some creatures, human and non-human, are molded into something tri…
Western Crowned Pigeon
Acrylic, Panel, 24 x 12" x 7/8". Oh, how I love painting birds! From the most pedestrian to the most exotic, they are all spectacularly perfect creations to me. How can I doubt that there's a Benevolent Creator when I p…
Fever Dreams
Digital, See print options, 30 x 21 x varies according to collector's choice. A fevered state of mind is common for many. This richly detailed and colorful painting/drawing depicts the turmoil and tumult of that state o…
The Trophy
Acrylic, Yupo mounted on CanvasBoard, 24 x 18 x .5
Gone Fishin’ - Colorado Style
Acrylic, Panel, 18 x 24 x .25. Silverjack Reservoir is high above Cimarrom, Colorado. The mountains there are dramatic; high and jagged. On this day, my then sixteen-year-old son and dogs Rascal and Annie headed out to…
There Ya Are!
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 24 x 18
Narcissus at the Stock Tank
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 18 x 24 x .5
Two Hearts Beating as One
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 30 x 24 x .25. Ravens are a totemic American bird. They figure highly in the folklore of many indigenous people, including the First People of the North American Continent. They're especially impo…
Winter Rations
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 18 x 24
Dream Guardian
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 7.75 x 16. I actually ended up gifting this to a family member who was having a rough go. His chemo treatments for an aggressive form of cancer gave him terrible nightmares. I wanted to give him s…
Monastery Horses
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 20 x 20 x 7/8”. Years ago I attended a retreat at the Benedictine monastery in Snowmass, Colorado in January. It was a beautiful setting and it snowed all weekend. There were 2 sights that printed…
If Wishes Were Horses
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 18 x 24 x 1/8”. I love painting horses, and wanted to work on a painting with a cheerful palette and disposition. These two lovely horses were sunning themselves in the long afternoon light of Red…
The Halcyon Days
Acrylic, Canvas, 24 x 48 x .75. I find that, when the world seems dreary, painting something full of cheer with a color-saturated palette is good medicine. Even though this painting was time-consuming and visually compl…
Surprise at the Stock Tank
Acrylic, Board, 11 x 14 x 1/2". Out back of our house is an old corral, windmill, and stock tank. Our land is no longer a working ranch, so our stock tank is for our enjoyment and the pleasure of passing deer, coyotes,…
Master of All He Surveys
Acrylic, Panel, 24 x 18 x 1". I live in the desert of Western Colorado. A short drive away, the landscape changes from sage/juniper/pinyon desert to tall pines, cool air, and hundreds (literally) of lakes. Colorado’s Gr…
Come Away With Me
Acrylic, Yupo mounted on CanvasBoard, 36 x 24 x .5. Another in my series of animal/folktale series. Golden Plover. Here's the tale: Long ago there was a place where no people lived. It was beautiful; the sun almost alwa…
Time Traveler
Acrylic, Board, 16 x 20 x 1/8”. From the artist's heart: My intent was to feel and capture the spirit of a powerful, dynamic horse charging through a landscape alive with ancient petroglyphs. The vibrant red background…
Runner's Gotta Run
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 24 x 18. Runner's Gotta Run, Acrylic, 18x24. I always paint a bird between other paintings; it helps me clear my mind and ready myself for something different. We saw and photographed this guy whi…
ThumbleEenie
Digital, Canvas Wrap-1.5", 12 x 24 x 1.5"
Photo on 12-4-19 at 5.20 PM
Good Morning!
Acrylic, Linen, 14” x 11”. In April, the Grand Valley begins to bloom. The human residents of this western Colorado valley are happy and so are the birds. I saw this quail perched at the top of our honey locust tree. Th…
American-Bison
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 20" x 16"
MOONLIGHT SONATA SANDHILL CRANES
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 16" x 16" x 2"
Day's End
Acrylic, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 1.5". FINE ART PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE This has been my year of painting the things that fill my soul with loveliness and beauty. The photo reference I used for this painting is one I took…
BROKEN KITE
Acrylic, Canvas, 16" x 8" x 1"
RIVER ROAD TO MOAB
Acrylic, Board, 18" x 30"
TWO GEESE AND A GREAT BLUE HERON
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 18" x 1.5". Another painting of the field behind my old fine art studio. Much of the winter, it was filled with Canada geese picking through the snow and resting in the sun. On this day, a Great B…
SURVIVOR
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 16" x 20"
GRAY SKIES; BLUE HERON
Acrylic, Board, 23" x 9". I love painting birds! I also loved the monochromatic nature of the palette. I wanted to paint a piece with a subtle, calming palette. Great Blue Herons wait so patiently when they are hunting.…
ELK CALF STUDY
Acrylic, Linen, 8" x 10" x 1.25". Fine Art Prints are Available HERE This is a small study painted prior to a larger piece. I photographed this elk calf up in Yellowstone on the Madison River. This calf and 4 others wer…
RED GRIZ
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 16" x 1.5"
WHY WE HOWL
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 12" x 9" x 1.5"
COYOTE ON KIVA
Acrylic, Linen, 20" x 16" x 1.5"
Red
Acrylic, Board, 24" x 24" x 1.5". Sometimes I paint something just for the pure fun of it. Red is one of those paintings. All I wanted to paint was the motion and musculature of this beautiful horse. Setting didn’t matt…
RAINBOW ARCH
Acrylic, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 1.5". Lake Powell was formed from the controversial damming of Glen Canyon. This is a painting of Rainbow Arch, now found by floating up one of the many brilliant, red canyons of Lake Powell…
WORKING THE RELEASE PEN
Acrylic, Linen, 24" x 18" x 1". FINE ART PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE A few years ago I was given permission to photograph the sheep handlers working the release pen at the Meeker International Sheepdog Trials. It was fasc…
MEADOWLARK
Acrylic, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 1.5"
THERE
Acrylic, Linen, 14" x 11". When an artist or photographer takes photos of birds at Bosque del Apache, they are typically taking those photos in the bitter cold of early December. The morning I shot the photo referenced…
FIRST SNOW AT ARROWHEAD
Pastel, Paper, 20" x 27". Arrowhead is an area between Montrose, Colorado and Gunnison, Colorado. The altitude is high and the first snow comes early. Prints Are Available HERE.
OWL BUSINESS
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 9" x .5"
KISSING COUPLE AT SUNSET
Acrylic, Linen, 16" x 20" x 1.5". Fine Art Prints are available HERE
SEMINOLE POLYCHROME JAR
Acrylic, Linen, 12" x 12". I love the ancient pottery of the American Southwest. The muted, earth-tone palette and beautiful designs are so appealing!
DOUBLE-NECKED JAR
Acrylic, Board, 10" x 8". Anasazi, Native American pot. Muted, earthtone palette: warm grays, sepias with subtle shadows.
OCTOBER AFTERNOON ON THE REDLANDS
Acrylic, Linen, 22" x 30" x 1.5"
4 DIRECTIONS WEST
Acrylic, Yupo mounted on CanvasBoard, 26" x 20" x .5"
BATHED IN GOLD
Acrylic, Linen, 16" x 20" x 1.5". Standing in a heavily wooded aspen forest in autumn is like standing in the lens of a kaliedoscope. This Colorado landscape painting is of an aspen forest up around Gunnison, Colorado.…
MONUMENT,STORM APPROACHING
Acrylic, Canvas, 9" x 12" x 1.5"
VIOLET
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 9" x 1.5". This is a portrait of one of my favorite ravens. We've had a pair hanging around the house for years. In the spring of 2013 our pair had a very successful reproductive season. They show…
THE STORYTELLER
Acrylic, Canvas, 30" x 40" x 1.5". Titled The Storyteller, this is an acrylic painting, 30x40. In this painting there are 2 storytellers: the me-the-artist and the child in the glowing teepee. Both of us are spinning ya…
MUSHROOM ROCK
Acrylic, Canvas, 24 x 48 x .5". "Mushroom Rock" is a commission piece, painted for a couple who lives at the foot of the Colorado National Monument. There are so many views of the Monument, but they are all stunning at…
Rain Blows In From Fruitia
Acrylic, Linen, 11" x 14" x 1.5". I love the way the red rock cliffs of the Colorado National Monument look when the sun is full on them from the east, but a storm is building behind them from the west.
SNOW BIRD
Acrylic, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 1"
Sunrise, McElmo Canyon
Acrylic, Canvas, 16" x 32" x 1.5". This painting is titled "Sunrise, McElmo Canyon." It's of the beautiful mountain lion I photographed at the Triple D photo shoot down in Cortez. The sun was beginning to pour into the…
I LOVE YOU
Pastel, Paper, 12" x 9"
STILL SLEEPING
Pastel, Paper, 17" x 22"
SWEET DREAMS
Pastel, Paper, 17" x 22"
GULLY ON THE COUNTER
Pastel, Paper, 14" x 11"
Crossing the Chalkline
Acrylic, Linen, 20" x 16" x 1.5". Crossing the Chalk Line was the first prize winner for the 2005 Art Competition at The Meeker Classic International Sheepdog Competition. It shows a border collie moving sheep during th…
PLEADING HIS CASE TO THE ELDERS
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 24" x 1.5"
The Meadow by Lous
Pastel, Paper, 36" x 48" x 1.5". My sister lives at the other end of the valley from me. Her views are beautifully pastoral and her home looks across this gorgeous meadow. It’s lovely in all seasons. In the winter it fi…
Skull and Noose
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 12" x 9" x 1". We live in the high desert of western Colorado. When we bought our property, which had been a sheep ranch, it came with an old corral and loading chute. The corral was full of old v…
Storm Over Grand Mesa
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 1.5"
Backyard Triptych
Acrylic, Canvas, 24" x 8". Yes! That was my backyard!! Behind my old fine art studio was a cattle ranch and BLM land for as far as the eye could see. The land is high desert and relatively bare, but the play of light on…
34 ROAD CANAL
Pastel, Paper, 24" x 18"
BIRD TOTEM 1
Acrylic, Canvas, 60" x 27.5" x 1.5". I was painting bird after bird for an upcoming show with a sandhill crane theme and needed a break! I staple-gunned a piece of canvas on to the back of bookcase in my studio and bega…
FOX-DREAMS-OF-FLIGHT
Acrylic, Canvas, 14" x 11" x 1.5"
Encounter Under The Sage
Acrylic, Linen, 14" x 18" x 1.5". My working title for this one was actually "Oh Sh--!" but thought that might be inappropriate to some. My reference was a series of photos taken of this encounter a few years ago. We ha…
MOUNT MORAN REFLECTION
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 24" x 36" x 1.5". Fine Art Prints are Available HERE
THE COMING RAIN
Acrylic, Canvas, 9" x 12" x 1.5"
CHEETAH
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 18" x 6" x 1.5". Fine Art Prints are Available HERE
RED FLOWERS
Acrylic, Canvas, 20" x 16" x 1". Fine Art Prints are Available HERE
STORM OVER GRAND MESA
Oil, Arches Watercolor Paper Mounted on Gatorboard, 16" x 20" x 1.5"
BIRTHDAY TULIPS
Pastel, Paper, 16" x 12"
Sally
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 9" x 1.5"
Under the Surface
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 30" x 30" x 1.5"
They Said Ada Couldn't Do It
Acrylic, Paper, 12" x 9" x 1.5". Fine Art Prints are Available HERE
A DOG YOU CAN COUNT ON
Acrylic, Canvas, 20" x 16" x 1.5". The Meeker Sheepdog Trials is an annual event held in northern Colorado each year. Working Border Collies and their handlers come from all over the world to compete for a grand prize.…
Geese at Corn Lake
Pastel, Paper, 18" x 15"
SWEETIE CAT
Pastel, Paper, 11" x 14". This was my first portrait of my cat, Gulliver. He was a devilish boy, but when he was sleeping he looked perfectly sweet.
Sunrise on Vega
Pastel, Paper, 22" x 30"
FOG BURNS OFF
Acrylic, Linen, 12" x 30" x 1.5". This was the view behind my studio when I lived on the Gunnison River. It was such a beautiful, broad expanse of Colorado high desert. The colors in this painting are blues and shades o…
GEESE AT CORN LAKE
Pastel, Paper, 18" x 15"
FOX-DREAMS-OF-FLIGHT
Acrylic, Canvas, 14" x 11" x 1.5"
STORM COMING
Pastel, Paper, 22" x 17"
Mount Garfield Sunset
Acrylic, Board, 36 x 24. The Bookcliffs run from Eastern Utah through Western Colorado, ending in Grand Junction. Mount Garfield is close to the termination point, and a familiar landmark in Grand Junction. It changes d…
STORM OVER GRAND MESA
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 1"
The Sentinel
Acrylic, Canvas, 12 x 9. I love painting ravens. They are such impressive creatures, and iconic of the American West. To those who ascribe spiritual importance to animals, Raven is a wonderful spirit guide, full of misc…
Up Toward Marble
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 14 x 11. The road between Redstone, Colorado and Marble, Colorado is a breathtaking drive. You are surrounded by magnificent fourteeners , aspen covered hillsides, and golden meadows where horses,…
THE-ICE-HOUSE
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 10 x 8
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Arches at Rattlesnake Canyon
Acrylic, Canvas, 5" x 7". Rattlesnake Canyon is in western Colorado. It's a rugged drive or hike into the canyon and a beautiful hike once down amongst the arches.
Illustration for Mother I'm Disappointed
Ink, Paper
ILLUSTRATION FOR CITY MOUSE; COUNTRY MOUSE
Digital, Paper. Digital Illustration for City Mouse: Country Mouse published by Learning WrapUps, Inc.
Owl Business
Acrylic, Canvas, 12 x 9 x 1/2 inch. I love illustrating for children! This piece was a commission for a collector who wanted an owl painting for her grandchild.
October Afternoon on the Redlands
Acrylic, Linen, 22" x 30"
Double-Necked Jar
Acrylic, Board, 10 x 8. Anasazi, Native American pot. Muted, earthtone palette: warm grays, sepias with subtle shadows.
Bird Totem 1
Acrylic, Board, 55 x 27. I was painting bird after bird for an upcoming show with a sandhill crane theme and needed a break! I staple-gunned a piece of canvas on to the back of bookcase in my studio and began painting f…
Wotan's Throne
Acrylic, Board, 11 x 14. "Wotan's Throne," Acrylic, 11x14. This is one of the more spectacular views from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. My husband I were there in 2014 with good friends. When I painted this I neede…
The Storyteller
Acrylic, Canvas, 30 x 40. Titled The Storyteller, this is an acrylic painting, 30x40. In this painting there are 2 storytellers: the me-the-artist and the child in the glowing teepee. Both of us are spinning yarns. The…
Fly North!
Acrylic, Linen, 27.5 x 22.5. Recently I painted several pieces for a show with a sandhill crane theme. I've painted many realistic images of the sandhills and for this show I allowed myself to create a few fanciful piec…
TWO GEESE AND A GREAT BLUE HERON
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 8". Another painting of the field behind my old fine art studio. Much of the winter, it was filled with Canada geese picking through the snow and resting in the sun. On this day, a Great Blue Hero…
Broken Kite
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 10". This painting was a gift to my mother. I painted my sister and the old family beagle/border collie mix, in the backyard of our family home in Peoria, Illinois. Sunny days; light hearts.
Violet
Acrylic, Canvas, 12 x 9. This is a portrait of one of my favorite ravens. We've had a pair hanging around the house for years. In the spring of 2013 our pair had a very successful reproductive season. They showed up in…
Rain Dance
Acrylic, Board, 16 x 20. Last summer, after a heavy rainstorm, this lovely hawk landed by our window to dry off after the deluge. It strutted and flapped its wings, while we took photo after photo. What a marvelous disp…
Elk Calves Crossing the Madison River
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 24". Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival Art Paper $125.00 USD 20 x 24 Archival Art Paper $160.00 USD 24 x 36 Archival Art Paper $250.00 USD 16 x 20 Canvas–Rolled $150.00 USD 20 x 24 Canvas–Rolled…
Red Rocks; Blue Heron
Acrylic, Canvas, 16" x 12". The canyons in Lake Powell are full of wonder and mystery. My husband and I were floating back from Davis Gulch and this blue heron followed our course for a while, perching on rocks and obse…
The Old Loading Dock
Acrylic, Canvas, 24" x 48". When my husband and I bought our home this old loading dock was left on the property. For us, it’s a symbol of the days when it was still a working ranch. The hills behind it change their dis…
County Fair
Acrylic, Canvas, 24" x 18". Grand Junction, Colorado, has a typically wonderful small town county fair. I loved the bright, circus-like colors of the midway in front of the Bookcliffs. The air was hazy and full of the d…
Little Brown Bird
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 14". Little Brown Bird was judged into the 2010 Paint the Parks Top 100 Most Beautiful Paintings of America. Original is available through www.paintamerica.org. Prints available. Size and Substrat…
Sunrise Burst at Bosque
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 24' x 18" x 2". I love Bosque del Apache, the wildlife preserve in New Mexico. Annually, several hundred thousand snow geese and over 50,000 sandhill cranes winter there. What a sight! Pr…
The Palisade at Gateway
Acrylic, Canvas, 22" x 16". A beautiful palisade overlooks picturesque Gateway, Colorado. My husband and I hiked up a canyon behind Gateway Canyons resort on a fine autumn day and I loved the brilliant yellow rabbit bru…
Rainbow Arch
Acrylic, Canvas, 11" x 14". Lake Powell was formed from the controversial damming of Glen Canyon. This is a painting of Rainbow Arch, now found by floating up one of the many brilliant, red canyons of Lake Powell and hi…
October Afternoon on the Redlands
Acrylic, See print options, 22" x 30". This view of the Colorado National Monument is from old Hwy 340 from Grand Junction to Fruita, Colorado. Three years ago, this painting was juried into an art show in Fort Collins,…
Kissing Couple at Sunset
Acrylic, Linen, 16" x 20". The Colorado National Monument is full of fabulous redrock canyons and rock formations. This formation, called The Kissing Couple, is one of my favorites. I love the brilliant reds, magentas,…
Coyote on the Kiva
Acrylic, Paper, 20 x 16
High and Dry
Acrylic, Board, 20 x 16. On hold for the 2022 Governor's Show. During the winter, we empty the stock tank and put the brake on the windmill. At that point, it becomes a lofty perch for the birds. The ravens love it, the…
American Bison
Acrylic, Canvas, 16 x 20
Sunrise Roundup
Acrylic, Board, 28 x 12. This sunrise horse roundup occurred in McElmo Canyon near Delores, Colorado.
Mushroom Rock
Acrylic, Canvas, 24 x 48 x .5. "Mushroom Rock" is a commission piece, painted for a couple who lives at the foot of the Colorado National Monument. There are so many views of the Monument, but they are all stunning at s…
Under the Surface
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 30" x 30" x 1.5"
How the Bison Got His Hump
Acrylic, Yupo, 36" x 24". Originals NFS until the series of 6 is complete. Archival prints available. I’m currently completing a series of 6 paintings based on Native American legends. This painting is based on the lege…
Sure Footed
Acrylic, 16 x 20. I live on the high desert floor at the foot of the Colorado National Monument. The Monument is 20,500 acres of towering monoliths within a vast plateau with 6 distinctive canyons. It is host to a lot o…
Above it All
Oil, Panel, 14 x 11. The American Southwest has a variety of ecosystems. One of the most appealing to me is the pinyon/juniper forest ecosystem of the high desert. Camping above Monticello, Utah, we stood on a high ridg…
COYOTE SPILLS THE STARS
Acrylic, Yupo, 36" x 24" x 1.5"
Sandhill Crane Kimono Triptych
Acrylic, Canvas Wrap-1.5", 48 x 60. This triptych was inspired by a December trip to Bosque del Apache in New Mexico. The vision and sound of thousands of snow geese and sandhill cranes was amazing and I heard that caco…
Trust
Acrylic, Board, 36" x 24". It was a long winter. My beloved Dad died, after a difficult final battle. The weather was atypically cold and dreary. The eldercare for both of my parents was, at times, exhausting. During th…
Lilies on the Windowsill
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 18" x 24" x 2". When I buy fresh flowers I place them into a clear vase of some kind and photograph them in a variety of settings. I love the way the stems look through the glass and water. I love…
The 3 Sisters in the Devil's Garden
Oil, Panel, 12 x 12
Bird on a Wire
Acrylic, Panel, 11 x 14. This painting is on hold for the 2022 Governor's Show in Loveland, Colorado in April.
When Coyote Was Blue
Acrylic, 36 x 24. This is the 6th painting in my Native American Tales series. Each one depicts an animal that plays the starring role in a piece of animal folklore. Some stories resonate with strong visual imagery and…
Day's End
Acrylic, Canvas, 16" x 20". This has been my year of painting the things that fill my soul with loveliness and beauty. The photo reference I used for this painting is one I took up in Kalispell a few years ago. It WAS t…
UP
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 30" x 30". A fabulous burst of snow geese at Bosque del Apache.
Mama Bear
Acrylic, Panel, 20 x 16. I painted this bear at a time when I felt fiercely protective of my child. I painted it for myself and any other mother who bears a lifelong commitment to a child.
The Church Off the Burr Trail
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 24” x 18” x 7/8”. When one loves the American West, the reasons vary. For some, it’s where they were born and raised, and the love is deep and generational. For others, it’s a place they call home…
DRAGONS MOUTH
Acrylic, Panel, 12 x 28. Have you been to Yellowstone National Park? Dragon's Mouth is one of the many striking geothermal features within the Park. It's pretty awe-inspiring to stand in front of that huge hole that is…
Sitting Bull's Dancing Horse
Acrylic, Yupo, 36 x 24. Sitting Bull’s Dancing Horse Acrylic, 24x36 Fourth painting in my Native American Folklore series. This tale is true. In the 1880s Sitting Bull joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. He traveled a…
High Country
Acrylic, Canvas, 16" x 12". I love painting the Meeker Sheepdog Trials. At the far end of the competition field the sheep wranglers release the sheep at the beginning of each run. That’s what this painting depicts. I lo…
WINTER COATS
Acrylic, Panel, 12 x 12. This piece sold at the Phippen Western Art Museum in Prescott, Arizona from August 6-September 19 at the Hold Your Horses! Exhibition and Sale.
Courthouse Group at Arches
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 9 x 12. The Courthouse Group at Arches National Monument.
Red Flowers
Acrylic, Canvas, 20" x 16". Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival Art Paper $125.00 USD 20 x 24 Archival Art Paper $160.00 USD 24 x 36 Archival Art Paper $250.00 USD 16 x 20 Canvas–Rolled $150.00 USD 20 x 24 Canvas–Rolled…
Why Raven Is Black
Acrylic, Yupo, 36 x 24. This painting is the 5th painting in a series inspired by Native American legends. These works bring me back to my illustration roots. I love painting the visual imagery of a colorful narrative.…
GREEN PASTURES
Acrylic, Panel, 18 x 14. This piece will be available at the Phippen Western Art Museum in Prescott, Arizona from August 6-September 19 at the Hold Your Horses! Exhibition and Sale.
Sacred
Acrylic, Board, 24 x 36. A few years ago, I was in Monument Valley and saw a group of monks experiencing this sacred American place. The image has stayed with me for years. Raven regards Monk; Monk regards you through t…
WILDFLOWER
Oil, Canvas, 12 x 12 x 1
MEADOWLARK
Acrylic, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 1.5"
The Legend of Aurora Borealis
Acrylic, Yupo, 36" x 24". Originals NFS until the series of 6 is complete.Archival prints available.I’m currently completing a series of 6 paintings based on Native American legends. This painting is based on the legend…
Mount Garfield Flies Her Flag
Oil, Canvas, 40 x 40 x 3
Trust
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 36 x 24
How Butterflies Came to Be
Acrylic, Yupo mounted on CanvasBoard, 36 x 24. The story of How Butterflies Came to Be Even long ago when the world was new, Bear’s spirit was the strongest and most admired in the forest. Bear happily spent his days de…
Greener Pastures
Acrylic, Board, 16 x 20. These gorgeous horses were running in a pasture north of Kalispell in June. What could be lovelier? Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival Art Paper $125.00 USD 20 x 24 Archival Art Paper $160.00 U…
The Fledglings
Acrylic, Board, 20 x 16. We have a resident pair of ravens. Every year they disappear some time in March and show back up again in late May with their fledglings. One year they had a bumper crop of babies! They were won…
Odd Light
Acrylic, Canvas, 12 x 9. Western landscapes are suffused with light; light from different angles, light filtered by particulates, light obscured by quickly moving clouds. When I looked at this landscape I was enamored b…
Acoma Olla
Acrylic, Linen, 12 x 12
Sandhill Crane Kimono
Acrylic, Canvas, 48 x 66 x 1.5". I love painting birds. I love kimono art. I love the wildlife sanctuary in New Mexico, Bosque del Apache. I combined my passion for these 3 things into one piece, the Sandhill Crane Kimo…
FOX-DREAMS-OF-FLIGHT
Acrylic, Canvas, 14" x 11"
White Horse Head
Acrylic, Canvas Wrap-1.5", 40 x 40 x 1.5
Willow Twigs at Sunset
Acrylic, Board, 24" x 36". I love painting strong shadows and warm, clear light. The inspiration for this painting was the setting sunlight cast through my living room window. The willow twigs and the African statuette…
Baby's Breath
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 24" x 24". I only paint about one still life each year. It's not that I don't like painting them, but it seems that my landscapes flow more easily. When I do paint a still life, I love to choose s…
Polychrome Native American Jar
Acrylic, Linen, 12 x 12
Sunrise, McElmo Canyon
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 30" x 30" x 2". This painting, titled "Sunrise, McElmo Canyon" was inspired by a reference photo taken on a cold May morning down in McElmo Canyon outside of Cortez. This cowboy was the r…
Back to Bosque
Acrylic, Board, 24 x 18. Bosque del Apache has tremendous draw for bird lovers, artists, and photographers. The cold December morning wait for the sandhill cranes and snow geese lift off each morning is a beautiful thin…
A New Dawn; A New Day
Oil, Canvas Board, 16 x 20. The summer of 2020 was a smoky one. The American West was ablaze for most of the season. We watched the Pine Gulch fire from our home: thick, billowing clouds rising high in the sky, flatteni…
San lldefonso Pot
Acrylic, Canvas, 9" x 12" x 1.5"
Under The Surface
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 30" x 30". I belong to local CSA. When we pick up our weekly allotment of produce, sometimes we are allowed to pick a bouquet of flowers from an unruly patch of Colorado wildflowers. I gathered thi…
Coyote on a Kiva
Acrylic, Linen, 20 x 16. In the American Southwest, one of the most iconic sounds is that of coyotes, howling at sunset. I loved painting this coyote, and filled the painting with the gorgeous, thick yellows, roses, and…
Seminole Polychrome Jar
Acrylic, Linen, 12 x 12. I love the ancient pottery of the American Southwest. The muted, earth-tone palette and beautiful designs are so appealing!
Some Lead
Acrylic, Board, 24" x 36". I was privileged to attend a horse roundup near Kalispell, Montana in June. The horses were beautiful, the landscape was beautiful, the day was beautiful, the whole experience was beautiful! W…
Red Rocks; Blue Heron
Acrylic, Board, 16" x 12". The canyons in Lake Powell are full of wonder and mystery. My husband and I were floating back from Davis Gulch and this blue heron followed our course for a while, perching on rocks and obser…
Move!
Acrylic, Canvas, 20 x 16. I love border collies and I love to watch them move sheep! Prints available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival Art Paper $125.00 USD 20 x 24 Archival Art Paper $160.00 USD 24 x 36 Archival Ar…
A Mirror for Moran
Acrylic, Board, 36 x 24 x .5. Mount Moran of the Grand Teton range, reflected in the calm waters of the Snake River on a cloudy day.
Sweet Pea on the 34 Road Canal
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 24 x 18. Our western Colorado city is criss-crossed by irrigation canals leading from both the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers. It allows for a high desert landscape to become an agricultural haven.…
High Desert Puma
Acrylic, Canvas, 16 x 20. It's rare to see a mountain lion close to town. Occasionally, though, one will be spotted on the Colorado National Monument adjacent to our house. So beautiful, sleek, graceful, and powerful!!
Sosi_Black_on_White
Acrylic, Canvas, 6 x 6. Sosi Black on White Jar, Acrylic, 6x6. Framed.
GLAD
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 36" x 1.5". I belong to a local CSA, an organic cooperative farm in my community. Not only do we receive a share of delicious produce each week, we get flowers, too! These gorgeous, elegant gladio…
NJBusse_AdaCallsInTheBirds
Acrylic, Board, 30 x 12 x .24"
SPIRIT ANIMALS
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 7 x 5
Hohokam-Red on Buff Native American Pot
Acrylic, Board, 6 x 6
Violet Finds Her Voice
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 18 x 24
Lilies on the Windowsill
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 18" x 24" x 2". When I buy fresh flowers I place them into a clear vase of some kind and photograph them in a variety of settings. I love the way the stems look through the glass and water. I love…
The Old Loading Dock
Acrylic, Canvas, 24" x 48". When my husband and I bought our home this old loading dock was left on the property. For us, it’s a symbol of the days when it was still a working ranch. The hills behind it change their dis…
Cormorants, Drying Their Wings on the Madison River
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 30" x 30" x 2". Cormorants are fascinating; almost prehistoric in their appearance. I discovered this pair while driving with my husband along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park.
SUNRISE ROUNDUP
Acrylic, Board, 12 x 28. Sunrise Roundup, a 12"x24" acrylic painting, depicts a horse roundup in McElmo Canyon, a Sedona-like setting in Southwest Colorado. There are over 5000 documented archaeological sites in this be…
Anasazi Black on White Olla
Acrylic, Paper, 6 x 6. This small acrylic painting of a Native American Anasazi pot was painted on a sandy-surfaced paper. I love painting the beautiful geometric designs on ancient Native American pottery!
Radiant Orchid
Acrylic, Canvas, 40 x 30 x 1.5. It's spring! Time to buy a flower painting!
Bird Totem 1
Acrylic, Canvas, 60 x 27.5. I was painting bird after bird for an upcoming show with a sandhill crane theme and needed a break! I staple-gunned a piece of canvas on to the back of bookcase in my studio and began paintin…
Fionnuala, Weatherer of Storms
Acrylic, Board, 28" x 30"
Anthurium 2
Digital, Archival Paper or Canvas, 24 x 18
FROM MEEKER TO SLEEPYCAT
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 9" x 1"
PELICAN PAIR AT OXBOW BEND
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 9 x 12. Most American artists and photographers know that Oxbow Bend on the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park is breathtakingly beautiful. It also provides a spectacular opportunity for wil…
The Meadow by Lou's
Pastel, Paper, 36" x 48". My sister lives at the other end of the valley from me. Her views are beautifully pastoral and her home looks across this gorgeous meadow. It’s lovely in all seasons. In the winter it fills wit…
Parrot Head Jar
Acrylic, Board, 6 x 6. I'm currently working on a series of small paintings of Anasazi pots. I love working with the simplicity of form and limited, earthy palette. This is a black on cream parrot head design. Here's th…
Gliding Home
Acrylic, Board, 16 x 12. A beautiful winter day, full of soft blue light and powdery snow. The field behind my studio that winter filled with Canada geese each day.
Tower Falls at Yellowstone
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 9". Yellowstone National Park is indeed a national treasure. There’s beauty wherever you look. This is a painting of the Tower Falls.
Pink Orchids
Digital, Collector's Choice: Paper, Metal, or Canvas, 20 x 16
HANGOVER CURE
Acrylic, Panel, 16 x 18. Why the title, "Hangover Cure?" The early morning I took the photos I used as references for this painting, I was at a horse property near Kalispell, MT. When this hand showed up, he was in a fo…
Valkyrie
Oil, Canvas Board, 16" x 20". My husband and I cross from Grand Junction, Colorado to Prescott, Arizona several times a year. It's so beautiful and wide open in the desert! We watched this amazing storm cell march acros…
Spiral Jar
Acrylic, Board, 6 x 6. I'm currently working on a series of small paintings of Anasazi pots. I love working with the simplicity of form and limited, earthy palette. This is a black on cream parrot head design. Here's th…
CACTUS
Digital, Collector's Choice: Paper, Metal, or Canvas, 30.5 x 23. I saw, and photographed, this amazing, weathered cactus at the Na Aina Kai Botanical Garden on the island of Kauai. When I choose a botanical for a painti…
True Gold
Acrylic, Linen, 16 x 20. I love Colorado in the autumn! The lemon yellow leaves of the turning aspens juxtaposed with a high-altitude Colorado blue sky is one of the most beautiful sights in the world.
4 Directions - West
Acrylic, Yupo mounted on CanvasBoard, 26 x 20 x 1/2 inch. This painting is one in a series called "4 Directions." See below:
Late Afternoon Sun
Acrylic, 9" x 12". Our beautiful cat, Hadjii, is living sculpture. I love to watch him. The shadows he cast on this warm afternoon created an irresistible picture. The light was warm and full of golds, yellows, and eart…
Some Lead
Acrylic, Board, 24" x 36". I was privileged to attend a horse roundup near Kalispell, Montana in June. The horses were beautiful, the landscape was beautiful, the day was beautiful, the whole experience was beautiful! W…
Cordyline
Digital, Collector's Choice: Paper, Metal, or Canvas, 30 x 23. I completed another digital botanical painting. These beauties take a ton of time and patience, but I love the completed pieces. Statistics: 27,764 strokes,…
4 Directions - North
Acrylic, Yupo mounted on CanvasBoard, 26 x 20 x 1/2 inch. This painting is one in a series of 4 titled "4 Directions:"
Tiger
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 18" x 6" x 1.5". The MEOW! series is an expression of joy. Beautiful big cats, bright colors, abstract backgrounds. This series was pure fun to paint. Prints available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 A…
Alone But Not Lonely
Pastel, Paper, 22" x 17". This Colorado landscape 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. Buried deep, deep…
Carnivorous Pitcher Plant
Digital, Archival Paper or Canvas, 30 x 19
STORM OVER GRAND MESA
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 1.5"
Four Directions (South)
Acrylic, Yupo mounted on CanvasBoard, 26 x 20 x .5. I love icons and symbols and ancient glyphs. To reduce a thing to a its most minimal representation is a kind of visual language that resonates with our DNA. I depicte…
Zuni Polychrome Jar - with frame
Acrylic, Linen, 12 x 12. From the Native American pottery series. This is a painting of a Zuni polychrome olla. It was painted on linen. The frame has been antiqued and handprinted by the artist with Native American pet…
Cheetah
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 18" x 6" x 2". The MEOW! series is an expression of joy. Beautiful big cats, bright colors, abstract backgrounds. This series was pure fun to paint. Prints available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Arc…
White Orchids
Digital, Paper, 30 x 18. I love Kauai. When I visit that sacred space I always visit the botanical gardens on the island. The flora is seductive, lavish, colorful, abundant, and spectacular. I saw this lovely cluster of…
Skull and Noose
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 12 x 9. We live in the high desert of western Colorado. When we bought our property, which had been a sheep ranch, it came with an old corral and loading chute. The corral was full of old vaccinat…
4 Directions - East
Acrylic, Yupo mounted on CanvasBoard, 26 x 20 x 1/2 inch. This fun acrylic painting is one in a series titled "4 Directions."
Begonia Maculata
Digital, Archival Paper or Canvas, 24 x 30. This digital painting required 19,124 strokes and 20 hours to complete. I love painting the big, sexy tropical plants of Hawaii. I love the way these paintings bring the natur…
Survivor
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 16" x 20". After I paint a very large and detailed piece, I need to paint a couple of smaller and faster pieces. That's what this raven painting represents. I wanted to paint this old raven using…
SPIRAL-AND-PARROT-JARS
Acrylic, Board, 12 x 12 x 1. 2 framed paintings of Anasazi pots: one spiral jar, one parrot head jar. Image area is 6x6. With frame they are 12x12.
Anthuriums
Digital, Paper, 20 x 16. While traveling I find that creating art on my iPad works well for me. I can create paintings of the things that move me with their singular beauty with the powerful painting applications that a…
River Road to Moab
Acrylic, Board, 18 x 30
When Coyote Was Blue
Acrylic, Yupo mounted on CanvasBoard, 36 x 24. This painting is based on animal lore, myths that depict animals that play the starring role in a piece of folklore. Some stories resonate with strong visual imagery and th…
The Artist and Her Dog--Vermeer Style
Digital, Archival Paper or Canvas, 16 x 20. This digital painting required 7600 strokes and 8 hours. I lost my dog, Daisy, 3 years ago. She was my dear friend, companion, and confidante. Our conversation lasted from the…
WORKING THE RELEASE PEN
Acrylic, Linen, 24" x 18" x 1". A few years ago I was given permission to photograph the sheep handlers working the release pen at the Meeker International Sheepdog Trials. It was fascinating! I watched as the border co…
They Said Ada Couldn't Do It
Acrylic, Paper, 9" x 12". This was my first Ada painting. Following They Said Ada Couldn’t Do It, I painted Ada Calls in the Birds. Prints available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival Art Paper $125.00 USD 20 x 24 Arc…
The Empty Chair
Digital, Archival Paper or Canvas, 20 x 16. During the whole COVID thing, I thought a lot about my loved ones who are no longer with me. The line between where I am, dancing my sailor's hornpipe on terra firma, and wher…
AROUND THE BEND
Acrylic, Canvas, 7 x 5" x 1"
Sunset on the Napali Coast
Digital, Collector's Choice: Paper, Metal, or Canvas, 24" x 18"
FLY SOUTH
Acrylic, Linen, 27.5" x 22.5" x 1.5". Recently I painted several pieces for a show with a sandhill crane theme. I've painted many realistic images of the sandhills and for this show I allowed myself to create a few fanc…
San Ildefonso Pot
Acrylic, Canvas, 9" x 12". A still life in earth tones that includes pears, a San Ildefonso pot, and a highly textured rug. Prints Available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival Art Paper $125.00 USD 20 x 24 Archival Ar…
Waimea Canyon
Digital, Archival Paper or Canvas, 26 x 18. This digital painting required 18,883 strokes and 14 hours. Waimea Canyon is on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The color of the canyon walls reminds me of the canyon colors of…
Anthurium 2
Digital, Paper, 30 x 23. Well, how sexy are anthuriums?
October Afternoon on the Redlands-HR
Stirring the Bees
Digital, Archival Paper or Canvas, 24" x 36". This digitally created painting required 3000 strokes and 5 hours. There's a line from an old comedy in which one of the characters says, "For every a--hole there are six ni…
Red, White, and Blue
Digital, Collector's Choice: Paper, Metal, or Canvas, 36" x 24". This digital painting required 4495 strokes and 17 hours. Recent history and politics knocked a lot of us for a loop. Our usually-neighborly populace rupt…
In the Umbra
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 9" x 1"
Monument,Storm Approaching
Acrylic, Canvas, 9" x 12"
RIB, RAB, ROB
Digital. Digital illustration for adaptation of The Three Pigs, titled Rib, Rab, Rob. Client: Learning WrapUps.
Yellow Lady and Raven
Acrylic, Yupo, 36" x 24". Sometimes I paint to satisfy my need to render detailed, decorative elements. I love painting on Yupo because it is completely unforgiving: every brushstroke and mistake shows. I love it becaus…
RAVEN TOTEM 3, LAPIS LAZULI
Acrylic, Canvas Mounted on Gatorboard, 56 x 24. Ravens hold a special place in my heart. I love to paint them, both realistically and interpretively. This painting is the third in a series of raven "totems:" interpretat…
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ANCIENTS
Acrylic, Canvas, 16" x 20". The desert southwest is full of secret places; deep canyons, arroyos, seeps, ruins, and wondrous places of deep shade in the rugged desert. My hope is that these places remain secret, or that…
Encounter Under the Sage
Acrylic, Linen, 18 x 14 x 1/2 inch. My working title for this one was actually "Oh Sh--!" but thought that might be inappropriate to some. My reference was a series of photos taken of this encounter a few years ago. We…
Raven Totem 2
Acrylic, Canvas, 40" x 30" x 1". Raven Totem 2, Acrylic on Canvas mounted on Gatorboard, 40x30. This is my second big raven totem painting. I began the first as a way to use up old paint on my palette and scraps of line…
Leopard
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 18" x 6" x 2"
Vangie's Sky
Acrylic, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 1.5"
Ada's Next Move
Acrylic, Board, 30" x 12". My Ada series is dear to my heart. I love painting these! Collection of the Artist, Prints Available.
Ada Calls in the Birds
Acrylic, Board, 30" x 12". My Ada series is close to my heart. I love painting them! This painting was preceded by a painting (sold) titled, They Said Ada Couldn't Do It. But I like to believe that Ada did, indeed, do i…
Ada, Quite Relieved
Acrylic, Board, 30" x 12". My Ada collection is dear to my heart. I love painting them! This painting is in my private collection, but prints are available.
Ada Looks Her Best
Acrylic, Board, 40" x 12" x 1". Ada Looks Her Best was inspired by a friend who made the brave decision to find love by getting online and scheduling 30 dates, with 30 different men, in 30 days. What a warrior. And gues…
Remarkable Creatures
Acrylic, Board, 12" x 24". Most of my paintings are literal. While I love honoring the beauty of nature, my Ada series is where I can paint an inner landscape. Collection of the Artist. Prints available. Size and Substr…
Magenta Splash
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 36 x 24
Lion
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 18" x 6" x 2". The MEOW! series is an expression of joy. Beautiful big cats, bright colors, abstract backgrounds. This series was pure fun to paint. Prints available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Arc…
County Fair (the second)
Acrylic, Arches Watercolor Paper Mounted on Gatorboard, 30 x 45
Leopard
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 18" x 6" x 2". The MEOW! series is an expression of joy. Beautiful big cats, bright colors, abstract backgrounds. This series was pure fun to paint. Prints available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Arc…
Yes, You, Too, Are an Odd Bird
Digital, Paper, 24 x 18. Well now here's a surprise. You have to admit, though, it did take some hubris to spend an enormous amount of time creating useless postage stamps. Of cartoon birds. But, one cold and rainy even…
Tiger
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 18" x 6". The MEOW! series is an expression of joy. Beautiful big cats, bright colors, abstract backgrounds. This series was pure fun to paint. Prints available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival…
Magenta Splash
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 24 x 18
Puma
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 18" x 6" x 2". The MEOW! series is an expression of joy. Beautiful big cats, bright colors, abstract backgrounds. This series was pure fun to paint. Prints available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Arc…
Cheetah
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 18" x 6" x 2". The MEOW! series is an expression of joy. Beautiful big cats, bright colors, abstract backgrounds. This series was pure fun to paint. Prints available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Arc…
UP ON SCOFIELD PASS
Acrylic, Canvas Board, 11 x 14
MOUNT GARFIELD REFLECTION
Acrylic, Linen, 36" x 24"
Sunrise on Vega
Pastel, Paper, 22" x 33"
Illustration for "Trunks and Tails"
Acrylic, Board, 14 x 30. Illustration for Trunks and Tails written by David Plummer and John Archambault, published by Childcraft Education Corp. Prints Available.
Rain Blows in from Fruitia
Acrylic, Linen, 11" x 14"
Elk Calf Study
Acrylic, Linen, 8" x 10". This is a small study painted prior to a larger piece. I photographed this elk calf up in Yellowstone on the Madison River. This calf and 4 others were sunning themselves on a small island in t…
Red Griz
Acrylic, 12" x 16"
Sunrise, McElmo Canyon
Acrylic, Canvas, 16" x 32". This painting is titled "Sunrise, McElmo Canyon." It's of the beautiful mountain lion I photographed at the Triple D photo shoot down in Cortez. The sun was beginning to pour into the canyon…
Sunrise on Vega
Pastel, Paper, 22" x 30". Vega State Park is a popular recreation destination for hunters and residents of Colorado. While camping there one autumn, I shot the reference photo for this painting. The sun was rising and s…
Birthday Tulips
Pastel, Paper, 16" x 12". I don’t paint many still life paintings, but when I put flowers in my home it always makes me happy. These big, fat, sexy tulips made me so happy I had to paint them! Original available. Prints…
Geese at Corn Lake
Pastel, Paper, 18" x 15". Corn Lake is a local fishing hole in Grand Junction. It’s populated by a wide variety of waterfowl. I loved the way the light hit these geese on a bright and sunny December afternoon. Size and…
CROSSING THE CHALK LINE
Acrylic, Linen, 20" x 16" x 1.5". Crossing the Chalk Line was the first prize winner for the 2005 Art Competition at The Meeker Classic International Sheepdog Competition. It shows a border collie moving sheep during th…
34 Road Canal
Pastel, Paper, 24" x 18". Commissions Welcome. Grand Junction, Colorado is surrounded by spectacular views. Walking a canal bank east of town, I looked north toward the Bookcliffs and took the reference photo which insp…
Red Flowers
Acrylic, Canvas, 20" x 16". Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival Art Paper $125.00 USD 20 x 24 Archival Art Paper $160.00 USD 24 x 36 Archival Art Paper $250.00 USD 16 x 20 Canvas–Rolled $150.00 USD 20 x 24 Canvas–Rolled…
Why We Howl
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 12" x 9" x 2". Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival Art Paper $125.00 USD 20 x 24 Archival Art Paper $160.00 USD 24 x 36 Archival Art Paper $250.00 USD 16 x 20 Canvas–Rolled $150.00 USD 20 x 24 Canv…
Gray Skies; Blue Heron
Acrylic, Board, 23 x 9. I love painting birds! I also loved the monochromatic nature of the palette. I wanted to paint a piece with a subtle, calming palette. Great Blue Herons wait so patiently when they are hunting. T…
Mount Moran Reflection
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 24" x 36" x 1.5. This is the view of the Teton Range from Oxbow Bend. This view is one of the most photographed landmarks on our planet. Little wonder. Prints Available. Size and Substrat…
Kissing Couple at Sunset
Acrylic, Linen, 16" x 20". The Colorado National Monument is full of fabulous redrock canyons and rock formations. This formation, called The Kissing Couple, is one of my favorites. I love the brilliant reds, magentas,…
Rain Blows In From Fruitia
Acrylic, Linen, 11" x 14". I love the way the red rock cliffs of the Colorado National Monument look when the sun is full on them from the east, but a storm is building behind them from the west.
Gully on The Counter
Pastel, Paper, 14" x 11". Commissions Welcome.
MOONLIGHT SONATA (SANDHILL CRANES MOONLIGHT PAINTING)
Acrylic, Ampersand Cradleboard, 16" x 16" x 2.0. There's something timeless and romantic about large birds in flight, sandhill cranes in particular. Western Colorado is one of the migratory flyways for greater sandhill…
Sally
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 9"
Why We Howl
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 12" x 9" x 2.0. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival Art Paper $125.00 USD 20 x 24 Archival Art Paper $160.00 USD 24 x 36 Archival Art Paper $250.00 USD 16 x 20 Canvas–Rolled $150.00 USD 20 x 24 Can…
Independence Monument
Acrylic, Linen, 16 x 12. This acrylic painted in reds, golds, and yellows depicts Independence Monument, a fabulous rock formation found in the Colorado National Monument.
Violet-Contemplates-Mortality
Acrylic, Canvas, 12 x 9. Another painting in the wildlife series I've been working on. This is a small 9x12 study of one of our resident ravens. I've been wondering about the raven we relinquished to DOW for rehabilitat…
The-Wild-One_2
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 24". This is another painting of the horse that simply wouldn't be corralled. I took the photo reference at the moment when she was looking behind her at the rest of her herd of horses and then ra…
Uncompahgre Gold
Acrylic, Board, 12" x 30". When my painting studio faced south toward the Gunnison River I was able to watch waterfowl fly the canyon every day. Geese, ducks, herons, eagles, and sandhill cranes flew over that waterway…
Mount Moran Reflection
Acrylic, Cradleboard, 24" x 36". This is the view of the Teton Range from Oxbow Bend. This view is one of the most photographed landmarks on our planet. Little wonder.
The Palisade at Gateway
Acrylic, Canvas, 22" x 16". A beautiful palisade overlooks picturesque Gateway, Colorado. My husband and I hiked up a canyon behind Gateway Canyons resort on a fine autumn day and I loved the brilliant yellow rabbit bru…
34 Road Canal
Pastel, Paper, 24" x 18". Grand Junction, Colorado is surrounded by spectacular views. Walking a canal bank east of town, I looked north toward the Bookcliffs and took the reference photo which inspired this landscape.…
Pleading His Case to the Elders
Acrylic, 18" x 24". The actual name of this rock formation on the Colorado National Monument is Devil’s Kitchen. But at sunset, it looks to me like a smaller figure pleading earnestly with his more formidable elders. I…
Mount Garfield Reflection
Acrylic, Linen, 24" x 36". This painting depicts one of the most recognizable landmarks in Grand Junction, Colorado. When I first moved to Grand Junction from Illinois, I couldn’t find the appeal of the stark, stony cli…
A Fine Autumn Day
Acrylic, Board, 30" x 18". I loved this image! I took the reference photo of a pair of ducks swimming companionably under a golden tree dropping its leaves. It’s full of rich golds, yellows, ochres and oranges. Original…
Bathed in Gold
Acrylic, Linen, 16" x 20". Standing in a heavily wooded aspen forest in autumn is like standing in the lens of a kaliedoscope. This Colorado landscape painting is of an aspen forest up around Gunnison, Colorado. Origina…
First Snow at Arrowhead
Pastel, 20" x 27". Arrowhead is an area between Montrose, Colorado and Gunnison, Colorado. The altitude is high and the first snow comes early. Original available. Prints available. Size and Substrate 16 x 20 Archival A…
Fog Burns Off
Acrylic, Linen, 12" x 30". This was the view behind my studio when I lived on the Gunnison River. It was such a beautiful, broad expanse of Colorado high desert. The colors in this painting are blues and shades of white…
The End of Davis Gulch
Acrylic, Canvas, 48" x 60". Lake Powell is a magically beautiful place. The Glen Canyon dam was completed in 1966 in spite of the impassioned protests of environmentalists, naturalists, historians, and archeologists. Th…
Working the Release Pen
Acrylic, Linen, 24" x 18". A few years ago I was given permission to photograph the sheep handlers working the release pen at the Meeker International Sheepdog Trials. It was fascinating! I watched as the border collies…
A Dog You Can Count On
Acrylic, Canvas, 20" x 16". The Meeker Sheepdog Trials is an annual event held in northern Colorado each year. Working Border Collies and their handlers come from all over the world to compete for a grand prize. I paint…
A Fine Day in Meeker
Acrylic, Canvas, 20" x 16". Original on tour with Paint America Top 100. The high desert of western Colorado is beautiful! Meeker, Colorado hosts an impressive annual event; the Meeker International Sheepdog Trials. Bor…
Red
Acrylic, Board, 24" x 24". Sometimes I paint something just for the pure fun of it. Red is one of those paintings. All I wanted to paint was the motion and musculature of this beautiful horse. Setting didn’t matter. I e…
Illustration for We are Hippopotamus
Acrylic, Yupo. Illustration for We Are Hippopotamus by John Archembault and David Plummer, published by Childcraft Education Corp. Acrylic on Yupo.
Sunrise at Bosque
Acrylic, Board, 18" x 24". Bosque del Apache. Sunrise that day filled the December sky with reds and purples. The geese and the cranes began to move and call out. I thought it was important to capture this moment in red…
Homage to a Best Friend
Pencil, Paper, 13" x 9". Homage to a Best Friend. Prints Available.
Sunset Speaks to Sandhills
Acrylic, Board, 12" x 30". Bosque del Apache continues to inspire me. The sandhill cranes and snow geese rarely move alone. They move constantly, from sunrise to sunset, in groups of hundreds. Their calls fill the cold…
Coyote and Sage
Acrylic, Canvas, 12" x 9". We have a lot of coyotes around our home in western Colorado, especially in the winter months. This coyote was around quite a bit two winters ago, so I was able to get some good photographs. T…
Chartreuse Pelican
Acrylic, Linen, 12" x 9"
Pleading His Case to the Elders
Acrylic, 18" x 24". The actual name of this rock formation on the Colorado National Monument is Devil’s Kitchen. But at sunset, it looks to me like a smaller figure pleading earnestly with his more formidable elders. I…
From Meeker to Sleepycat
Acrylic, Canvas, 9" x 12". I love northern Colorado (have I already mentioned that?). I took the reference photo for this painting on a September drive north from Meeker to Sleepycat. Sleepycat Lodge is unfortunately cl…
Still Sleeping
Pastel, Paper, 17" x 22"
Sweet Dreams
Pastel, Paper, 17" x 22". Here's another portrait of Gulliver. When I would observe him sleeping I could almost absorb some of his contentment. I loved painting Gulliver!
Poison Dart Frog
Digital, Paper, 24 x 36. Size & Substrate 18 x 24 Archival Paper $160.00 USD 24 x 36 Archival Paper $250.00 USD 30 x 50 Archival Paper $325.00 USD 18 x 24 Canvas (Rolled) $180.00 USD 24 x 36 Canvas (Rolled) $300.00 USD…
Ivory Billed Aracari
Digital, Paper, 24 x 36. Size & Substrate 18 x 24 Archival Paper $160.00 USD 24 x 36 Archival Paper $250.00 USD 30 x 50 Archival Paper $325.00 USD 18 x 24 Canvas (Rolled) $180.00 USD 24 x 36 Canvas (Rolled) $300.00 USD…
Illustration for Acorn Alone
Watercolor, Paper. Watercolor illustration for Acorn Alone published by A.R.E. Press, 1994.
Illustration for Trunks and Tails
Acrylic, Board. Illustration for Trunks and Tails written by David Plummer and John Archambault, published by Childcraft Education Corp. Prints Available.
Illustration for Trunks and Tails
Acrylic, Board. Illustration for Trunks and Tails written by David Plummer and John Archambault, published by Childcraft Education Corp. Prints Available.
Illustration for We Are Hippopotamus
Acrylic, Yupo. Illustration for We Are Hippopotamus by John Archembault and David Plummer, published by Childcraft Education Corp. Acrylic on Yupo. Prints Available.
Illustration for Mother, I’m Embarrassed,
Ink, Paper. Ink illustration for Mother, I’m Embarrassed, by Becky White, unpublished.
Illustration for Mother, I’m Angry
Ink, Paper. Traditional pen and ink illustration for Mother, I’m Angry, by Becky White, unpublished.
Illlustration for The Gingerbread Man
Digital, Paper. This is a digital illustration for an adaptation of The Gingerbread Man written by Linda Armstrong. Client: Learning WrapUps.
Illustration for The Lazy Alligator
Pastel, Paper. Illustration for The Lazy Alligator written by John Archambault, published by Childcraft Education Corp.
Illustration for a Children's Puzzle: Yellow Pup
Digital, Paper. This yellow pup is a digital illustration purchased for puzzle use. Client: Excelligence.
Illustration for a Children's Puzzle: Chameleon
Digital, Paper. This chameleon is a digital illustration purchased for puzzle use. Client: Excelligence.
Illustration for a Children's Puzzle: Goldfish
Digital, Paper. This goldfish is a digital illustration purchased for puzzle use. Client: Excelligence.
Illustration for a Children's Puzzle: Rooster
Digital, Paper. This rooster is a digital illustration purchased for puzzle use. Client: Excelligence.
Illustration for a Children's Puzzle: Siamese Kitten
Digital, Paper. This Siamese kitten is a digital illustration purchased for puzzle use. Client: Excelligence.
Glue Stick Zoo Illustration
Computer Generated. Prints available.