"Beneath The glory" - 30x40 Wildlife Art Landscape Painting Wildlife The idea came to me

The idea came to me when I was working on a northern lights themed painting

When I started this painting I used a mixture of indian yellow along with paint thinner and I used a lot of paint thinner to wash over the board and then wiped it dry with a shop rag and that gave me that nice golden tone which I used to my advantage

This scene was inspired by Northwest Colorado where I once resided

I'll never forget the countless weekends we spent at our lake cabin on "Bear Trap" lake in Western Wisconsin

Then with the addition of the bison

"Beneath The glory" - 30x40 Wildlife Art Landscape Painting Wildlife The idea came to me"Beneath The Glory" This landscape painting in oils is the fifth painting of my series of work capturing what I love most about the outdoors and is an attempt to capture the magnificent beauty of the Southwestern United States. This painting began on location with a plein air study. We spent a couple of days in a canyon just like this and for the longest time I've wanted to capture all the things that made this place special to me, but I couldn't