

A Beautiful Disaster - Showtime!
The show is in just a few minutes and I cannot be more excited. After all the twists and turns fate has handed me on this trip I'm...


A Beautiful Disaster - I'm a Hobo
It's official everyone. I slept under the I-70 overpass at Idaho Springs so now I'm a hobo. I awoke to a gorgeous running stream and...


A Beautiful Disaster - Grand Lake
My friend (and bass player in our band) Jeff Gabarino told me I had to go through the Grand Lake area, so after sleeping in Leadville I...


A Beautiful Disaster - Stream Below Leadville
I spent the later part of today painting this stream below Leadville, near Granite, Colorado. It was extremely windy and cold here, which...


A Beautiful Disaster - Classic Plein Air Mishap
I was heading east on Hwy 50 just outside of Gunnison when I saw a gorgeous scene with a nice stream and some tall stand alone trees....


A Beautiful Disaster - Old Home Below Crested Butte
This painting was very challenging, I almost scrapped it several times but after scraping it back twice it started to take on an...


A Beautiful Disaster - Creek Near Cimarron
The only painting I got done today, starting to feel the pressure and starting to get tired as well. I loved the challenge of painting...


A Beautiful Disaster - McElmo Canyon
Spent the night on the road to Hovenweep and did an underpainting that evening, hoping to be ready for this backlit tree this morning....


A Beautiful Disaster - Bright and Early
Painting into the sun is tough on the eyes... yes, those are tears.
A Beautiful Disaster - Cabin Fever
After a long day of painting and wandering canyons full of Anasazi ruins you can probably tell I am starting to wear down a bit here....






















