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.

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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.

Clifftop Junipers 1

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

Clifftop Junipers 2

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

Snowy Bridge 1

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

Snowy Bridge 2

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

Wick's Rock 1

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

Wick's Rock 2

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

​Pioneer Adobe and Poplars 1

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

​Pioneer Adobe and Poplars 2

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

​Field Station Road 1

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

Field Station Road 2

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

Mighty Timpanogos 1

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

​Mighty Timpanogos 2

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

​Sun on Snow 1

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

​Sun on Snow 2

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

Sky Study #1

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

​Sky Study #3

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

​Sky Study #4

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

​Sky Study #5

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

​Sky Study #6

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

​Surprise Sunrise 1

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

​Surprise Sunrise 2

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

Fire in the Sky #1

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

Fire in the Sky #2

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

Swelling Cumulus

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

Backlit Cloud Study #1

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

Diana's Throne

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

Headwaters of the Muddy

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

​Mount Garfield

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

​Barracks Canyon

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

Storm Mountain

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

Escalante River Overlook

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

Sagebrush Flat

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

​Escalante Junipers

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

​Henrieville Ridge

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

​Clouds Rising

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

Mytoge Mountain Road

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

Snowy Backroad

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

​Backroad Tree Tunnel

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

​Approaching Zion

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

Majestic Overlook

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

​Fruita Schoolhouse

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

​Grand Wash, entrance

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

​Grand Wash, exit

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

​Capitol Dome

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

​Golden Throne

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

Standing Rock

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

The Cockscomb 1

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

The Cockscomb 2

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

Hidden Valley

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

The Cockscomb 3

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

​Big Ponderosa

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

Petroglyph Rocks

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

​Sleeping Princess

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

Timpanogos

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

Provo River Bend​

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

Provo Peak

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

Victory Ranch Cliffs, morning

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

Victory Ranch Cliffs, evening

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

Backlit Cloud Study #2

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

​Backlit Cloud Study #3

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

​Caribbean Sunset

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

​Blue & Green Mountain

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

​Blue & Green Aspens

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

Morning Sun

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

Evening Light

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

Side Canyon 1

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

​Side Canyon 2

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

Hobble Creek Canyon

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

​Back of Timpanogos

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

​Jordan River Bend

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

Earth and Sky Exhibit at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center is funded in part by: