Estes Park Elk

I worked on my Estes Park Elk.  I had started this last year but was totally unhappy with it.  I picked it up tonight and reworked the reflection of the shallow water.  The reflection was what was frustrating me the most.  I like the rework and I then blocked the Elk's body.  I got to the head and the horns last, so they are the least developed.  If you ever travel to Estes Park, Colorado just outside the Rocky Mountain National Park.  There is a herd of elk near down town in a park and near a golf course.  They can be a bit of a hazard if you play your golf game too aggressively.

New iris Study - the Finish

I added highlights tonight to the petals, the stems and I added the Stamens on the purple/white petals. Not a bad little painting to relax after the first day back after the big storm.

Colorado - Fall in the Foothills

I worked on this painting during the snow day.  I changed the foliage, the foreground, and I added detail to the horses.  I will let it rest and then I may make some small changes, to finish.

Snowy Creek, Amber Willow - block-in

I worked on this after working on digging out the car.  The truck is out and we are mobile but the car not so much. The block-in went ok.   I like the foreground creek and surface ice.  The rest is a bit of a mess.  There are lots of bare branches and foliage in the background which I will add latter as a second go at this one.

California Beach Study

I worked on this today, since it is not a snow scene.  I have seen enough snow for a bit.  I dug my truck out today, but the car is still buried.  This is small study of the ocean waves breaking off the coast of California against the beach and some rocks.  It is not a bad start bit it will need some adjustment to capture the foam and waves curling and breaking.

Ponderosa Pines - study

This is not my original design but it is a study of Ponderosa Pines.  I worked on this during the blizzard today.  Fortunately the electricity did not go out, so I worked on getting this set-up.  This is a decent start but I will need to make some adjustments to the foreground and some of the tree branches to get them more realistic and believable.

Grand Canyon - Block-in

This is real rough block-in of a Grand Canyon sketch.  We are awaiting the big snow storm and I am finishing up with a cold and a migraine so I did not do as much on this as I would have liked.  I will need to bring the right side more into the shadow to make this a little bit convincing.  We will see if the power stays on long enough to do anything else.