Gallery

Oil on canvas Board

11” X 14”

Oil on Canvas

24” x 30”

Oil on canvas Board

11” x 14”

This is a painting I did of Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica, including it’s often accompanying cloud cap.

Oil on Canvas Board

9” X 12”

Oil on Wood Panel

11” X 14” X 1/4”

Oil on Canvas Panel

9” X 12”

Oil on Canvas Board

9” X 12”

Oil on wood panel

11" x 14"

Oil on Wood, 15" X 24"

Oil on wood panel

11" x 14"

Oil on wood panel

11” x 14”

Oil on wood panel

11" x 14"

Oil on Board 11" x 14"

Oil on board. 11” x 14”

This was a lovely spot, over which we watched several thousand cranes migrating.

Oil on board. 151x 14”.

I had to walk a full half mile from my house to take this picture. Poor me!

Oil on wood panel

15” X 20” X 3/4”

This is a painting from a picture I took last spring of a scene south of Butte, Montana

This is from a photo I took this past summer, which seems like a long time ago now.

Oil on canvas

15” X 20” X 1/2”

Oil on canvas panel

11” X 14”

Oil on wood panel

11” X 14” X 3/4”

This is a larger painting I did of a field of balsamroot near Lewistown, Montana.

Oil on Wood Panel

20” X 30” X 3/4”

These were some trees I saw in the Columbia River Gorge. Didn’t do it full justice but the place had a cathedral-like feel to it. It was wonderful to be surrounded by these living, breathing giants.

Oil on wood panel

14” X 11” X 3/4”

11” X 14” X 1/4” Oil on wood panel

11” X 14” X 1/4”

Oil on wood panel

Sketch of Rattlesnake Creek

Oil on Wood Panel

11” X 14”

Oil on Panel

11” X 14” X 1/4”

I don’t even remember where I took the picture of these aspen trees last fall, but it sure was a beautiful scene.

Oil on Panel

11” X 14” X 1/4”

This is a painting of a spot on a long hike I took this summer. You could see forever, and I tried to capture that sense of distance.

This was from a trip I took with friends to eastern Montana this fall.

Oil on Panel

11” X 14” X 1/4”

This is my second painting of a sunset I saw on Brown’s Lake a week or so ago.

Oil on Wood Plank

11” X 14”

Oil on wood panel

11” X 14” X 1/2”

From our last camping trip of the year…

Oil on Wood Panel

11” X 14” X 3/4”

I started this one on a visit to Medicine Rocks State Park in Southeast Montana, and I finished it in my studio. It was a beautiful park.

Oil on Wood Panel

11” X 14” X 3/4”

I was lucky enough to have two trips to this lake this summer. It’s a wonderful spot.

This is a watercolor I did of one of my favorite signs in Butte, Montana.

My first watercolor painting.

I went fishing the other day for the first time in years. I didn’t come home with any fish, but I did get a painting out of it.

Oil on Canvas Board, 11” X 14”

This was from a house in Santa Fe.

Oil on Canvas, 9” X 12”

This is a quick sketch I did in oil of one of my favorite places in New Mexico.

Oil on Birch Panel

18” X 24” X 1.5”

This is one of my favorite places on one of my favorite creeks.

Oil on canvas board

16” X 12”

Oil on canvas

11” X 14”

This was the most complicated painting I’ve ever done. The light kept changing, and so many shapes to capture. The park is just outside of Glendive, Montana, and it’s worth a visit.

Oil on canvas board

9” X 11”

This painting was done almost exclusively with a palette knife on a cold, windy day in Eastern Montana.

Oil on canvas board

11” X 14”

This painting is of the place where the Marias River enters the Missouri River near Fort Benton, Montana. Lewis and Clark had to decide which river to follow to help lead them to the Pacific Ocean. After sending out some scouting parties, they eventually chose correctly.

Oil on wood Panel

18” X 24” X 1-1/2”

The Bitterroot River near Missoula

Oil on Canvas Board

11” X 15”

11” x 15”

Oil on canvas board

Painted for someone who lets me hike on their property.

15” x 11”

Oil on canvas Board.

I painted this for a friend who used to have this as her view from her place in Colorado.

11” x 15”

Oil on canvas board.

I painted this for a fundraiser for Open Air Montana, a place-based Artist-in-Residence program.

My first attempt at Plein Air painting

Oil on wood panel

24” X 24” X 1/4”

Picture was taken near where I was charged by a grizzly last May.

I’m lucky to be living where I live!

This is where my wife and I stopped for lunch on a recent hike in the Grand Canyon.

Oil on Wood Panel. 18" X 20" X 1/8"

Oil on Wood Panel

18” X 24” X 1-1/2”

This is a place I pass every day on my walks.

This is a painting of the creek I walk by every day. I’m a lucky guy!

Approx. 11” X 14” X 1” framed

Oil on canvas panel. Homemade floating oak frame.

Approx. 11” X 14” X 1” framed

Oil on canvas panel. Homemade floating oak frame.

Approx. 11” X 14” X 1” framed

Oil on canvas panel. Homemade floating oak frame.

Approx. 11” X 14” X 1” framed

Oil on canvas panel. Homemade floating oak frame.

Approx. 11” X 14” X 1” framed

Oil on canvas panel. Homemade floating oak frame.

Approx. 11” X 14” X 1” framed

Oil on canvas panel. Homemade floating oak frame.

Approx. 11” X 14” X 1” framed

Oil on canvas panel. Homemade floating oak frame.

Approx. 11” X 14” X 1” framed

Oil on canvas panel. Homemade floating oak frame.

Approx. 11” X 14” X 1” framed

Oil on canvas panel. Homemade floating oak frame.

I didn't use a photograph for this painting. I just broke our my oils and a brush or two and this is what appeared.

This was a scene I painted from a friend’s ranch on the east side of the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman, Montana.

This painting was done from a picture I took on a wonderful July hike in Glacier

Same Painting framed

I love this area of the state. Even though I didn’t take the photograph I used to paint this picture, it’s a scene I’ve enjoyed there many times.

This painting is of the iconic Emigrant Peak that sits near Chico Hot Springs along the Yellowstone River in the aptly named Paradise Valley.

5 ft. X 2 ft. X 2 inches

Oil on Wood Panel

This is a large painting I did on commission. I framed it in white trim to make it seem as if one were looking at the painting through a window.

A fall scene from one of Montana’s beautiful rivers.

This is a fall painting of an area in a state park near Missoula, Montana.

Oils, 12” x 16” x 1/2”

5 ft. X 2 ft. X 2 inches

Oil on wood panel

This is a large commission painting I did of an iconic vies of St. Mary’s Lake in Glacier National Park.

This painting is of the Bechler River in the MUCH less crowded SW corner of Yellowstone Park. It is from a hike I took there with friends in September 2018.

Oils, 18” x 36” x 1.5”

I took the picture for this painting early morning near Ennis, Montana, on a drive home from Yellowstone Park in September, 2018.

This painting was from a photo of a trip I took to Glacier Park this summer (2018) with a dear friend, Kristen, and her daughter Juliette.

Oils, 18” x 24”

This is my first painting in a month. My studio is out of commission due to a house construction project. I couldn't stand it any longer, so I dug out the paints and brushes and painted this scent from a trip my wife and I took to Yellowstone Park this spring.

Oils on Wood Panel

Just a lovely fall scene that begged to be painted. I was happpy to oblige, even if I didn’t do it justice.

This is a picture of Lewistown, Montana along upper Spring Creek.

Oil on wood panel, 18” X 24” X 1.5”

In honor of the weather warming up after a long, cold spring, I painted this summer cloud hovering over eastern Montana.

Oils,  20" x 16"

This is a painting from a picture I took of the Napali Coast on the northern shore of Kauai.

Oils, 20" x 16"

This Yellowstone scene was a fun one to paint. It involved shading, water, trees and mist

Oils on canvas board, 16" x 20"

This was a scene from a wonderful week I spent in Yellowstone Park in January 2018. It's the Yellowstone River in its quiet season.

Oils, 22" x 28" x 1/2"

This is from a photo I took a couple of years ago of a scene in northwest Montana. It's a fairly large painting, because I thought the grandeur of the scene merited a larger painting.

This is the view of Lewistown, Montana from a bench that was dedicated to the memory of a friend.

Oil, 18" x 24" x 1/2"

Oils, 12" x 16" x 1/2"

I painted this image for a friend.  It's from a picture of her beloved horse.

Gesso and Oils, 24" x 18" x 1/2"

This is a scene on Rattlesnake Creek after a recent snowfall.  I don't know why, but most of the ice was under the surface of the water, creating an interesting effect.

Oil, 22" x 28" x 1/2"

This painting is of the Crazy Mountains in south central Montana, a place where I've taken many hikes.  They are dramatic in the way they rise from the surrounding prairie and are part of what are called Island ranges in central Montana.

Acrylic, 16" x 20" x 1/2"

A dear friend gave me a wonderful photo of this spot in Glacier Park, which has much significance to her and her family.  I loved the photo and the place, and I did my best to reproduce it well.  The subject matter is as good as it gets.

Acrylic, 12" x 16" x 1/2"

This was a scene from a wonderful summer hike in the Tobacco Root Mountains in Montana.  What struck me most in this scene was the cloud cover, which seemed to shoot up from the horizon like the Northern Lights.

Acrylic, 12" x 16" x 1/2"

I have spent hours staring at this beautiful mountain in Glacier Park, Montana.  This painting was based on a photo taken by my son from our favorite room in Granite Park Chalet. He loved the way the window framed the mountain. So do I and I hope you do too.

Acrylic, 16" x 20" x 1/2"

I've been fortunate to have spent time in Browning, Montana on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. This Fall evening was graced by a particularly beautiful sunset, which I captured with a photo.

This was my first painting, and it's style is different than all the others because, with the exception of a few details on the horizon, I used my finger as the paintbrush.

Acrylic, 12" x 16" x 1/2"

Every June, I hike to Granite Park Chalet in Glacier Park.  Part of the hike, shown in this painting, is through an old forest fire that left many burned trees standing.  The views are different every year.  Sometimes we hike through snow. Some years it is over 90 degrees and all the spring flowers have dried up.  This year, the bear grass was blooming and we had a wonderful view of Heaven's Peak, which hadn't yet lost much of its snow.

Gesso, 22" x 28" x 1'2"

This was my first painting done without the benefit of a photo to review.

Gesso and Acrylic, 22" x 28" x 1/2"

Acrylic

This is a painting of my father-in-law the last time he hiked the Highline Trail in Glacier Park.  He was 93 at the time. He is now 99 and unable to take such hikes, but I wanted to capture two things I love in this painting - the Highline Trail, and my father-in-law.

Acrylic, 12" x 36" x 1-1/2"

This painting was taken from a photo by a friend. The photo provides a beautiful view of Granite Park Chalet in Glacier Park and the mountains surrounding it.

Oils, 18" x 24" x 1-2"

Sperry Chalet, one of two remaining back country chalets in Glacier Park, tragically burned down in a fire in the summer of 2017.  I painted this wonderful view of the chalet to help with my grieving process for losing a place I love.

Fortunately, Glacier National Park Conservancy has launched the Sperry Action Fund to help cover the costs of stabilizing the remaining rock walls through the winter and the costs related to the chalet restoration.  If you are interested in donating, please contact the Glacier National Park Conservancy at glacier.org.

Acrylic, 12" x 16" x 1/2"

Some friends' beloved cabin in the woods.

Acrylic, 12" x 16" x 1/2"

A good friend's home.

9" x 12" x 1/2"

This is a painting I did of our new home in Missoula, Montana. It's a bit of false advertising since the setting isn't as rural as I made it out to be.  My apologies to the neighbors whose homes I omitted from the painting.

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