NEW "Sunset in the Garden"
In the wake of a mid-Summer storm, the late afternoon sun evades both clouds and mountains to momentarily ignite the Garden's red rock formations.
(framed; 18x8 image)
NEW "Sea of Clouds"
As surreal a shoreline as you're ever likely to see.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
NEW "Phase Transitions"
From water to ice ... from green to red to brown ... from Fall to Winter.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
NEW "Electric Fence"
(framed; 6x9 image)
NEW "All That Glitters ..."
The hills of Colorado are yet filled with gold - all you have to do is take the time to look!
(framed; 8x10 image)
NEW "Daybreak"
A late Summer's morning at Brown's Pass.
(unframed; 16x6 image)
NEW "Shining Star"
The sun explodes in a flamboyant starburst before setting behind Pike's Peak.
(unframed; 16x6 image)
NEW "The Bond"
The relationship between a horse and its owner is a strong one.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
NEW "Vestiges of Summer"
Multicolored leaves line the bottom of a shallow pool on a cool Autumn's day.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
NEW "Sunrise"
A fiery orb slowly emerges from the mists of dawn.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
NEW "Rush"
Brown's Creek tirelessly carves away at a canyon floor in Colorado's Sawatch Range.
(unframed; 8x10 image)
NEW "At the Gates of St. Elmo"
The deathly white Chalk Cliffs stand guard over the passage into the ghost town of St. Elmo.
(unframed; 16x6 image)
NEW "Arborealectric!"
(unframed; 5x7 image)
NEW "Autumn"
Vividly colorful leaves and mist-borne droplets provide a bejeweled prelude to Winter.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
NEW "Fires of Dawn"
A blazing sun sets a misty morning landscape on fire.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
NEW "Pegasus, Banished!"
Stricken from a home in the sky, an Earthbound existence is punishment for possessing beauty greater than the Gods'.
(unframed; 8x10 image)
NEW "Living on the Edge"
A defense-minded flower ekes out a living at the knife edge of a lichen-encrusted block of Pike's Peak granite.
(unframed; 8x10 image)
NEW "Reflecting Pond"
An alpine pond reflects the thinning forest at tree-line in Colorado's Collegiate Peaks.
(unframed; 16x6 image)
NEW "Bouquet des Fleurs Sauvages"
A handful of alpine wildflowers assume an exquisite pose.
(framed; 7x5 image)
NEW "On the Banks of Ptarmigan Lake"
Early summer wildflowers line the banks of Ptarmigan Lake just below the melting snow of Jones Peak.
(framed; 5x7 image)
"The Dragon's Breath"
A dense fog (the dragon's breath) evicts the light of dawn from the Garden of the Gods in the wake of a late Spring snowfall.
(framed and unframed; 21" image width)
"World Without End"
From a perch atop the crest of Cottonwood Pass, Colorado's Collegiate Peaks seemingly fade off into infinity.
(unframed; 28" image width)
"Alpine Reflection"
At altitudes above 12,000 feet, the open sky becomes the dominant subject for reflection.
(unframed; 21" image width)
"Peak of the Afternoon"
The late afternoon sun, hanging low on the horizon, silhouettes Pike's Peak with an unusually dramatic flair.
(framed and unframed; 28" image width)
"The Kiss"
Two famous camels steal a kiss under the light of a blindingly snow-covered Pike's Peak.
(framed and unframed; 21" image width)
"The Edge of Light"
The sun's rays knife across the northern slopes of Pike's Peak early one late Spring morning.
(unframed; 28 inch image width)
"Strands in the Sky"
The early evening sky is combed into strands by the violent passing of a late afternoon storm.
(unframed; 16x6 image)
"Front Range Gold"
Yet another Colorado sunset adds to a personal wealth of spectacular memories.
(framed and unframed; 16x6 image)
"Peak Velocity"
(framed and unframed; 16x6 image)
"First Light"
... at the foot of the very peak that lent inspiration to the phrase, "For purple mountain majesties."
(framed and unframed; 16x6 image)
"Springthyme"
(framed; 10x8 image)
"Red Sky at Night ..."
No sailors to be found on this pond, but it's still a heavenly delight!
(framed; 5x7 image)
"The Owls' Perch"
A pair of owls blend perfectly into the rocky ledge of a Colorado canyon.
(framed; 9x5 image)
"Golden Eyes"
(unframed; 7x5 image)
"A Chill in the Air"
A pair of roadside flowers suns themselves, completely oblivious to the impending change in the weather.
(framed; 6.5x6.5 image)
"Blowing Snow Advisory"
A fleeting break in the clouds momentarily brings into focus an otherwise snow and wind blurred scene.
(framed; 12x8 image)
"Something Wicked This Way Comes"
A giant wall cloud (a tornado nursery!) clears its throat as it blasts eastward toward a performance of Kansan proportions.
(framed; 9x5 image)
"Aqua-batics"
A canyon creek vaults its way downstream toward a perfect landing.
(framed; 12x8 image)
"Phantasm"
A scene that only someone's darkest imagination should be allowed to conjure up.
(framed and unframed; 10x8 image)
"Winter Park"
The name of the town where this image was captured is too fitting to pass up!
(framed and unframed; 10x8 image)
"Cathedral"
"The Cathedral" is my hiking club's nickname for this towering stand of aspen.
(framed and unframed; 8x10 image)
"Aspenglow"
A hillside of aspen glows brightly just to spite the overcast sky.
(framed and unframed; 7x5 image)
"The Cloud Pool"
A cluster of shimmering clouds appear to have fallen to the bottom of a shallow pond.
(framed; 10x8 image)
"Twilightning"
A bolt of blue briefly fends off the encroaching darkness.
(framed and unframed; 10x8 image)
"Illumination"
A shaft of early morning light touches fire to the North Gateway Rock in the Garden of the Gods.
(framed and unframed; 10x8 image)
"Windmill"
The raw scale and beauty of nature puts humankind in the proper perspective.
(framed and unframed; 10x8 image)
"A Colorado Native"
A grizzled Ponderosa Pine pauses to bask in the glow of the afternoon sun at the edge of the Black Forest.
(framed and unframed; 10x8 image)
"Sun Spot"
The trunks of an Aspen grove focus the sun's rays into a spotlight in an effort to accentuate a gently flowing stream.
(framed and unframed; 8x10 image)
"High Country Octopus"
A swirl of local flora does its best to imitate a denizen of the deep during a gentle canyon rain.
(framed and unframed; 8x10 image)
"Prism"
A high country wildflower refracts the brown earth into colors of the rainbow.
(framed; 5x7 image)
"A Hard Day's Night"
A solitary windmill relaxes in the twilight of a long summer's day.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
"Cecil B. DeMille"
A Colorado sunset humors itself with some grand-scale over-acting.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
"Solar Powered"
The afternoon sun fuels a few nascent thunderstorms.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
"Brushstrokes"
A handful of paintbrush flowers splash their color over the Alpine scenery.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
"4th of July"
A Rocky Mountain waterfall explodes in the early morning sun.
(unframed; 8x10 image)
"Higher Learning"
The Collegiate Peaks conduct a class on what raw beauty means above 12,000 feet.
(unframed; 10x8 image)
Note Cards
Note cards with various images.
(4-1/4"x5-1/2")

Coming Soon:

... more matted prints ... The images highlighted above (and more?) in various sizes, matted and bagged, ready for framing.

Special Thanks:

Thanks to Bob and Judy Kilgore, whose framing skills, friendly advice, and deep discounts made getting off the ground substantially less painful than it should have been!
Thanks to Bianca @ Mountain Living Studio for giving some yahoo off the street a chance to show his pix!

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