Welcome to Two Studio Art

Welcome to my blog. I am an artist living in two places therefore the name Two Studio Art. I normally paint in oil but I also enjoy working with pastels. A recent trend in painting is to paint in a small format and to paint often to improve one's skills. While I'm not a daily painter (too many other commitments) I try to paint at least once or twice a week. I recently started painting in plein air and find it a way to really connect with the colors seen in the environment. I am an instructor at Blue Raven Studio in Kayenta at Ivins, Utah where I teach a class at Canvas a la Carte. I also show my work at Blue Raven so stop by and take a look at the paintings that I don't get posted on my blog. I hope you enjoy your visit and return often.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Steamboat Mountain


This painting of Steamboat Mountain on the Green River started as a watercolor sketch done in camp the evening after we past this scene. Roger and I rafted the Green River through the Gates of Lodore National Monument summer before last. As we rounded the bend in the river this massive towering sandstone cliff came into view. We agreed it was the most impressive of all the rock formations on that river. The canyon narrowed just past this bend and we met rapids that wanted to shove us against the cliff face which was a shear drop from mountain top to the river. For some reason I could not get a good photo reproduction of the colors in this painting but I was pretty happy with the results of my work. Moving water is for me a challenging aspect of painting. I have decided to paint as much water as I can for the next couple of months in order to prepare for our Grand Canyon painting and rafting trip in May. This is an oil 8" x 10". Hope you enjoy it.
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