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Plein Air
En plein air, a French phrase meaning "in the open air," describes the process of painting a landscape outdoors. 
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I have a great group of friends that I go plein air painting with.  In 2022 we explored the Wind River Range in Wyoming.
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I had the pleasure of plein air painting in the Rio Grande National Forest in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado  (2021) with awesome friends.

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"San Juan View"
10" x 8"
Oil

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"Wind River Range"
6" x 12"
oil



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Painting at 10K in Wyoming.  When plein air painting there are more than a few obstacles; this day was bugs but the views were spectacular and the only other humans we saw were on horseback.

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Painting on the side of a river in Rocky Mountain National Park during Estes Valley Plein air.  The sound was defining and soothing.
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"Roaring"
9" x 12"
oil


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"Stillness" (at River's Edge)
8" x 6"
Oil (Loveland, CO)

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"Namaste"
Oil
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"Welcome"
12" x 9"
Oil (Blue Moon Winery, Berthoud, CO)



"Opposites Attract"
9" x 12"
Oil (Lake Powell, UT)

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"Hayden's Spire"
Oil (Rocky Mountain National Park, CO)
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During Estes Valley Plein air in 2019 I got up very early to catch the morning shadows on top of Trail Ridge Road.

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"Estes Glow" a tiny nocturn of Lake Estes during the plein air event. Oil
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"Coffee's On"
11" x 14" 
Oil (Rocky Mountain National Park, CO)

Plein air Tuscany
In 2014 I had the pleasure of painting en plein air in Italy; trip of a lifetime!

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"A Villa in the Mist"
7.5" x 18"
Oil


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"Lavendaria"
8" x 10"
Oil

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"Toscana"
10" x 8"
Oil

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"Fontana"
12" x 9"
Oil


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"Cliff Hanger"
8" x 10"
Oil (LaPorte, CO)


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"Homespun"
6.5" x 18"
Oil (Loveland, CO)


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"Altitude"
14" x 11"
Oil (Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO)

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