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Inspired by the slow, frozen creep of the Yampa River flowing through Steamboat Springs in late January. The water is not completely frozen due to the proximity of geothermal hot springs nearby.

Cold Winter Yampa

9"x12" oil on framed canvas

Inspired by a photo I took from the Thunderhead during Sunset Happy Hour, I split the scene into two separate but connected pictures, one focusing on the mechanics of the chairlift and the other on the natural landscape with Sleeping Giant.

Steamboat Summer Sunset (Diptych)

24"x16" oil on framed canvas (1st piece)

Inspired by a photo I took from the Thunderhead during Sunset Happy Hour, I split the scene into two separate but connected pictures, one focusing on the mechanics of the chairlift and the other on the natural landscape with Sleeping Giant.

Steamboat Summer Sunset (Diptych)

24"x16" oil on framed canvas (2nd piece)

The Rabbit Ears are part of the Routt National Forest and sit atop Rabbit Ears Pass, a popular spot for hiking, backcountry skiing, and off-roading. They are a welcoming natural feature visitors see as they begin their climb over the pass toward Steamboat Springs.

The Rabbit Ears

24"x18" oil on framed canvas

Pikes Peak stands tall as one of Colorado’s most iconic landmarks—a rugged 14,115-foot granite giant in the Front Range near Colorado Springs. Its story stretches from deep time to the dreams of westward explorers and the birth of an American anthem.

Long before it had an English name, the Ute people called it *Tava* or “Mountain of the Sun,” a sacred beacon guiding their seasonal journeys across the plains and peaks. Spanish explorers in the 1700s knew it as *El Capitán*, “The Leader.” Geologically, the mountain’s distinctive pinkish granite formed over a billion years ago from slowly cooling magma, later sculpted by glaciers and erosion into the dramatic summit we see today.

In 1806, Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike spotted the peak during his expedition into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. He tried climbing it but turned back in harsh winter conditions, convinced no one could ever reach the top. Fourteen years later, in 1820, botanist Edwin James made the first recorded summit with Stephen Long’s expedition—yet the mountain ultimately took Pike’s name.

The real boom came with the **Pikes Peak Gold Rush** of 1858–59. Though major gold strikes happened elsewhere, the mountain served as a towering, unmistakable signpost for tens of thousands of hopeful prospectors streaming west under the rallying cry “Pikes Peak or Bust!” Their arrival transformed the region, sparking new towns, the Colorado Territory in 1861, and the state’s rapid growth.

What truly cemented Pikes Peak in American culture happened in 1893. Poet and professor **Katharine Lee Bates** visited the summit during a trip to teach at Colorado College. Overwhelmed by the sweeping panorama—purple mountain majesties stretching to the horizon, amber waves of grain on the plains below, and the vast sky—she jotted down the opening lines of what became “America the Beautiful.”

Originally written as a poem for a local newspaper, the verses captured her awe at the country’s natural splendor and called for a deeper national unity and brotherhood. Set to music (most famously Samuel Ward’s “Materna”), it evolved into one of America’s most beloved patriotic songs, often sung as a heartfelt alternative to the national anthem. Bates later said the view from Pikes Peak filled her with “the glory of the scene” and a profound sense of America’s promise.

Today, you can reach the summit by car on the historic Pikes Peak Highway, via the Cog Railway, or on foot—following in the tracks of explorers, gold seekers, and that inspired poet. Whether you’re chasing views, history, or a bit of patriotic inspiration, Pikes Peak remains “America’s Mountain,” a timeless symbol of resilience, beauty, and discovery.

Majestic Pikes Peak at Sunrise

18"x24" oil on framed canvas

Commissioned oil on canvas panel by friends of their two dogs, Luna and Mia. The inpiring photograph was of the two dogs on the kitchen floor but I thought the composition would be more interesting to have them on a lawn.

Mia and Luna

9"x12" oil on canvas panel

Commissioned portrait by friends. For her birthday, a good friend wanted a unique painting of his wife at the beach and to include dolphins, her favorite animal. I chose a diptych to create one scene with two pictures - one of Tara and the other with the jumping dolphins.

Tara by the Sea (Diptych)

14"x11" oil on framed canvas (2 pieces)

A Botanic Portal to Discovery

24"x12" oil on canvas frame

Ginger

7"x5" oil on canvas panel

Darby

7"x5" oil on canvas panel

Autumn Holy Name Catholic Church

5"x7" oil on canvas panel

Keeping Up with Mom

9"x12" oil on canvas panel

Twilight Elk

7"x5" oil on canvas panel

Thunderhead Sunset

7"x5' oil on canvas panel

Nodding Sunflowers on Thunderhead

7"x5" oil on canvas panel

Stellar's Jay in Winter

8"x6" oil on canvas panel

Waiting for Jill

5"x7" oil on canvas panel

Alpine Meadows Fall Aspens

11"x14" oil on canvas panel.

Holy Name Catholic Church

9"x12" oil on canvas panel.

Routt County Aspen Grove

16"x20" oil on framed canvas.

Majestic American Bison

20"x24" oil on canvas panel.

Steamboat Core Trail Bridge

11"x14" oil on canvas panel.

Connor's Tree

16"x20" oil on canvas panel.

Spanish Colonial Church

16'x24" oil on canvas panel.

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