Houndstooth/Marmolata-Bugaboos

It's always rewarding painting outside, away from the studio. The wind, sun and in this case the mosquitoes and black flies dictate how much detail you do and how quickly you paint.

I was sitting on a high alpine ridge when I painted this image, and when the wind was blowing I was in heaven....when it stopped I was swatting and brushing insects off me.

Houndstooth/Marmolata-Bugaboos

8.5" x 10" $200

Bugaboo Spire and Cobalt Lake

I just returned from a 4 day hiking trip with my family in the Bugaboo's. We reached the summit of many peaks, hiked along rolling ridge tops and sat by glacier streams. The weather was fantastic, bluebird every day, and the stars in the evening were some of the most impressive I have ever seen.

This painting is of Bugaboo Spire with Cobalt lake at its base. It's a magical place, one of my favourite spots in the world.

Bugaboo Spire and Cobalt Lake

8" x 10.5" $200 Sold

I finish the painting with layers of blue for the water, detail the grasses with Burnt Sienna and create reflections of the grasses with the New Gamboge mix.

9 x 12 $200

Vermilion Lakes Autumn-Canadian Rockies

A mixture of New Gamboge and Burnt Sienna is used to create the grassy areas in the foreground.

Vermilion Lakes Autumn-Canadian Rockies

I paint the first layer of the water in the foreground, then add Sepia to the mix of blue and begin to layer in the trees.

Vermilion Lakes Autumn-Canadian Rockies

With the addition of Ultramarine blue I then paint the darker mountains in the foreground.

Vermilion Lakes Autumn-Canadian Rockies

The next step is to add Alizaron Crimson to my mix of blues. This changes the tone of the image and is used in the main mountain, Mt. Rundle.