Houndstooth Alpenglow-Canadian Rockies

I have to admit I find it challenging doing commissions for people. I like to paint...if you like it, great, if you don't, that's OK. A while ago I had a commission to paint one of my favorite places, a cabin in the Bugaboos. In prep for that painting I created a few quick little paintings to test color, composition, and created Houndstooth Alpenlgow. From this I have created/sold many cards and have found that this simplest of paintings has been one of most widely accepted pieces. I guess it is true that good things come in small packages.

4" x 5" Collection of the Artist

Numa Pass-Rock Wall-Canadian Rockies

Living in Banff I am so fortunate as there are hundreds of peaks in all directions to explore. About an hour and a half drive from Banff is the trail head to Floe Lake. After a 10 km uphill hike to Floe we climbed higher to Numa Pass and spent the afternoon exploring the area. As the sun began to set the mountains were on fire with color and light. This painting of Numa Pass tries to capture that "fire in the sky" or "alpen glow" that can only be experienced in the alpine of the mountains.

9.5" x 7" $150

Mount Robson-Canadian Rockies

Mount Robson is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, towering 12,972 feet (3,954m) above Berg Lake. Berg Glacier, a massive ice river that drops into Berg Lake, is one of the few living (or advancing) glaciers in the Canadian Rockies. When we hiked into Berg Lake the temperature was 32c, so we did a quick dip into it's icy waters to cool down.

This area of the Rockies is special to me, and one day I hope to take my son Robson there.

30" x 22" Sold

Seabright Sunset

We travelled this summer to the East Coast of Canada and stayed at a cottage on the shores of St. Margaret's Bay. Visiting friends, sailing, swimming and walking the beaches filled up our days. The locals kept apologizing for the weather, but I found it offered a variety of moods throughout the day. This painting is at days end, where the dark clouds are softened by the vibrant color of the setting sun.

14"x10.5" $300

Solitary Tree

I spend a lot of time in the outdoors, and one of my favorite pastimes is wandering in the forest. Everything is up close and personal, with many choices for subject matter. Solitary Tree was painted in the Valhalla's, across the lake from New Denver, B.C.

9.5" x 7" $150

Spar Peak-Canadian Rockies

One of our favorite places to hike in the summer/fall is the Alpine area around Sunshine Village West of Banff. At times you walk from Alberta into British Columbia and back again. This painting is of Spar Peak, located in B.C. I was trying to capture that moment in time where the light changes, the sky/clouds/mountains are in a shroud of color...Alpenglow.

10.5 x 14.5 Sold

VERMILION AUTUMN-CANADIAN ROCKIES

The days are getting colder in Banff, new snow covered the peaks this morning.

On a walk yesterday morning the grass crackled like broken glass, it was coated with dew then frozen in the early morning air. Eventually the sun warmed the valley, the colors of autumn bursting from every corner. At Vermilion lakes, in the shadow of Mt. Rundle, the waters were still, alpenglow painted the sky and everything is calm before the arrival of Winter.

11" x 7" $150