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Wherever I go my eye is drawn toward the visual details around me. When painting, I do not seek to duplicate a scene exactly but to simplify its innumerable visual elements into a pleasing composition with harmonious color combinations.

The process of painting quickly, out-of-doors, requires me to focus my full attention on that subject for a few hours as I attempt to capture the fleeting effects of light. This close observation of nature is a somewhat meditative process that brings me great personal satisfaction. I do not consider myself an impressionist but admire their efforts to capture the effects of light. When I enlarge my plein air studies in the studio I simplify them further, sometimes, almost to the point of abstraction.

My pursuit of landscape painting began as a response to the work of Pioneer Utah artists that studied in Paris, the romantic landscapes of Alfred Lambourne and the honest portrayal of commonplace scenes by LeConte Stewart.

This exhibit was on display in the Plaza Gallery at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center from August 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020.
To purchase for sale items contact Michael Christensen at michael.christensen@wvc-ut.gov.
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Clifftop Junipers 1

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $450

Clifftop Junipers 2

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
26" x 48"
SOLD:  $3,500

Snowy Bridge 1

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Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Oil on panel
7" x 5"
For sale:  $250

Snowy Bridge 2

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Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Oil on panel
18" x 24"
For sale:  $800

Wick's Rock 1

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Looking up Provo Canyon, Utah
Oil on panel
7" x 5"
For sale:  $250

Wick's Rock 2

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Looking up Provo Canyon, Utah
Oil on panel
24" x 18"
For sale: ​ $800

​Pioneer Adobe and Poplars 1

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Sigurd, Sevier County, Utah
Oil on panel
7" x 5"
For sale:  $250

​Pioneer Adobe and Poplars 2

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Sigurd, Sevier County, Utah
Oil on panel
24" x 18"
For sale:  $650

​Field Station Road 1

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 8.5"
For sale:  ​$300

Field Station Road 2

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
28" x 23"
For sale:  ​$800

Mighty Timpanogos 1

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Provo Canyon Road, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  ​$500

​Mighty Timpanogos 2

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Provo Canyon Road, Utah
Oil on panel
28" x 23"
For sale:  $800

​Sun on Snow 1

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Big Cottonwood Creek, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $350

​Sun on Snow 2

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Big Cottonwood Creek, Utah
Oil on panel
18" x 28"
For sale:  $800

Sky Study #1

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Altocumulus and Cirrus clouds
Oil on panel
12" x 12"
For sale:  $275

​Sky Study #3

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Altocumulus clouds
Oil on panel
12" x 12"
For sale:  $275

​Sky Study #4

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Cumulus and Cirrus clouds
Oil on panel
12" x 12"
For sale:  $275

​Sky Study #5

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Cirrostratus clouds
Oil on panel
12" x 12"
For sale:  $275

​Sky Study #6

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Stratocumulus clouds
Oil on panel
12" x 12"
For sale:  $275

​Surprise Sunrise 1

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Over Havana Harbor, Cuba
Oil on panel
7" x 5"
For sale:  $250

​Surprise Sunrise 2

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Over Havana Harbor, Cuba
Oil on panel
24" x 24"
For sale:  $500

Fire in the Sky #1

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Above Horse Tooth Mountain, Colorado
Oil on panel
24" x 24"
For sale:  $500

Fire in the Sky #2

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Above Horse Tooth Mountain, Colorado
Oil on panel
24" x 24"
For sale:  $500

Swelling Cumulus

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In a blue sky
Oil on panel
24" x 24"
​For sale:  $500

Backlit Cloud Study #1

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Utah Valley view, Utah
Oil on panel
5" x 7"
For sale:  $250

Diana's Throne

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Maynard Dixon home, Utah
Oil on panel
18" x 24"
For sale:  $800

Headwaters of the Muddy

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Emery County, Utah
Oil on panel
18" x 28"
For sale:  $800

​Mount Garfield

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Grand Junction, Colorado
Oil on panel
20" x 30"
For sale:  $800

​Barracks Canyon

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Near Mount Carmel Junction, Utah
Oil on panel
20" x 16"
For sale:  $500

Storm Mountain

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Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Oil on panel
14" x 16"
For sale:  $500

Escalante River Overlook

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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $450

Sagebrush Flat

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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Oil on panel
8" x 16"
For sale:  $400

​Escalante Junipers

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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Oil on panel
8" x 16"
For sale:  $400

​Henrieville Ridge

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Kane County, Utah
Oil on panel
18" x 14"
For sale:  $600

​Clouds Rising

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Fish Lake National Forest, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17'
For sale:  $350

Mytoge Mountain Road

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Fish Lake National Forest, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $350

Snowy Backroad

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Midway, Wasatch County, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 8.5"
For sale:  $350

​Backroad Tree Tunnel

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Heber Valley, Wasatch County, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 8.5"
For sale:  $350

​Approaching Zion

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Washington County, Utah
Oil on panel
8" x 16"
For sale:  $400

Majestic Overlook

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 24"
For sale:  $600

​Fruita Schoolhouse

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
20" x 16"
For sale:  $650

​Grand Wash, entrance

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
20" x 16"
For sale:  $650

​Grand Wash, exit

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $450

​Capitol Dome

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
14" x 11"
For sale:  $450

​Golden Throne

Picture
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
8.5" x 11"
For sale:  $350

Standing Rock

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $350

The Cockscomb 1

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Teasdale Road, Wayne County, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $450

The Cockscomb 2

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Clarks Ranch, Wayne County, Utah
​Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $450

Hidden Valley

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Wasatch Boulevard, Salt Lake County, Utah
Oil on panel
6" x 11"
For sale:  $350

The Cockscomb 3

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Jackass Flat, Wayne County, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 14"
For sale:  $350

​Big Ponderosa

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Fish Creek Cove, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 8.5"
For sale:  $250

Petroglyph Rocks

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Fish Creek Cove, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 8.5"
For sale:  $250

​Sleeping Princess

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Timpanogos, Wasatch County, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $400

Timpanogos

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Pleasant Valley hilltop, Utah
​Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $400

Provo River Bend​

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Charleston, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $400

Provo Peak

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Over Heber Valley, Utah
Oil on panel
20" x 16"
For sale:  $450

Victory Ranch Cliffs, morning

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Wasatch County, Utah
Oil on panel
18" x 14"
For sale:  $500

Victory Ranch Cliffs, evening

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Summit County, Utah
Oil on panel
18" x 14"
For sale:  $500

Backlit Cloud Study #2

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Spruces, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 8.5"
For sale:  $300

​Backlit Cloud Study #3

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Midway view of Mount Timpanogos, Utah
Oil on panel
14" x 11"
For sale:  $200

​Caribbean Sunset

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Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Oil on panel
14" x 11"
For sale:  $200

​Blue & Green Mountain

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Quick sketch study #1
Acrylic on panel
5" x 7"
For sale:  $100

​Blue & Green Aspens

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Quick sketch study #2
Acrylic on panel
5" x 7"
For sale:  $100

Morning Sun

Picture
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
18" x 14"
For sale:  $300

Evening Light

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
18" x 14"
For sale:  $300

Side Canyon 1

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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
14" x 11"
For sale:  $250

​Side Canyon 2

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Zion National Park, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 14"
For sale:  $250

Hobble Creek Canyon

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Utah County, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $250

​Back of Timpanogos

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Midway, Wasatch County, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $250

​Jordan River Bend

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5400 South, Salt Lake Valley, Utah
Oil on panel
11" x 17"
For sale:  $400

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