Plein air snapshots of moments spent on the trail. Plein air forces me to become an acute observer of my environment; all other thoughts fade except the focus on nature, paint, and paper. I love returning to my favorite places to draw the same landscape, noticing subtle changes year after year.
Watercolor and ink on paper.
Tools I use: Case for Making Watercolors, CfM Medium Palette, CfM Matte Gold Travel Brush Round Size 8, Staedtler Lumocolor Black Fine Point Permanent Marker, Moleskin Watercolor Notebook, Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor Paper, Miir Tumbler 6oz
Alpine Paintbrush (Castilleja), Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, John Muir Trail, CA. 2023
Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, San Joaquin River, CA. 2023
Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, Sanger Lake, CA. 2023. 2023
Penstemon heterodoxus, Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, John Muir Trail, CA. 2023
Hole in the wall, Quileute land, Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, WA. 2023
Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) and Desert Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa), Kumeyaay and Cahuilla land, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, CA. 2023
Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris), Kumeyaay and Cahuilla land, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, CA. 2023
Harbor Island, Duwamish land, Seattle, WA. Harbor Island is a 407 acre man made island in Elliot Bay at the Duwamsih River Mouth. Constructed in 1909 by drudging the river and surrounding hills, it is still primarily in use for shipping containers and boat repairs. 2022
Stillaguamish land, Stillaguamish River, WA. 2022
Suquamish land, Kitsap Peninsula, WA. 2022
Washoe land, Fallen Leaf Lake, CA. 2022
Washoe land, Angora Lookout, CA. 2022
Sierra Juniper (juniperus grandis), Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, John Muir Trail, CA. 2022
Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, Blayney Meadows, CA. 2022
Table Views. Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, Muir Trail Ranch, CA. 2022
Snack Break. Lhaq'temish (lummi) and Coast Salish land, Lopez Island, WA. 2022
Crow Valley, Lhaq'temish (lummi) and Coast Salish land, Orcas Island, WA. 2022
Apsaalooké (Crow) land, McLeod, MT. 2021
Ecgeajan Essalen land, Big Sur, CA. 2021
Washoe land, Upper Angora Lake, CA. 2021
The Washoe named this lake "dawgasháshiwa dá'aw" meaning "clear water lake." It was known to provide an abundance of Lahontan cutthroat trout, a native species now being reintroduced after depletion from overfishing in the 1930s. Washoe land, Fallen Leaf Lake, CA. 2021
Ponderosa Pine (pinus ponderosa), Washoe land, Fallen Leaf Lake, CA. 2021
Turtleback Mountain, Lhaq'temish (lummi) and Coast Salish land, Orcas Island, WA. 2021
Obstruction Pass, Lhaq'temish (lummi) and Coast Salish land, Orcas Island, WA. 2021
Golden Gardens, Duwamish land, Seattle, WA. 2021
Daffodils (Narcissus), Duwamish land, Seattle, WA. 2021
Gasworks Park, Duwamish land, Seattle, WA. 2021
Gasworks Park, Duwamish land, Seattle, WA. 2021
Seward Park, Duwamish land, Seattle, WA. 2021
Ecgeajan Essalen land, Big Sur, CA. 2020
Ecgeajan Essalen land, Big Sur, CA. 2020
Ecgeajan Essalen land, Big Sur, CA. 2020
California Redwood (sequoia sempervirens), Awaswas Ohlone land. The Awaswas are one of 8 Ohlone tribes whose existing descendants incorporate under the Amah Mutsun Tribe. Aptos, CA. 2020
Sokel Ohlone land, Soquel, CA. 2020
Sokel Ohlone land, Soquel, CA. 2020
Apple Orchard, Sokel Ohlone land, Soquel, CA. The Newtown Pippin is recognized as one of the oldest American apple varieties, cultivated in the 1750s along the Newtown River in present day Queens, NY. 2020
Awaswas Ohlone land, Aptos, CA. 2020
Skykomish land. Existing descendants of the Skykomish incorporate under the Tulalip tribes (which also includes the Snohomish and Snoqualmie). Skykomish River, WA. 2020
San Geronimo Chapel courtyard at Taos Pueblo. Taos is the northernmost of the nineteen New Mexico Pueblos. Taos, NM. 2019
Duwamish land, Seattle, WA. 2019
Puget Sound, Duwamish land, Seattle, WA. 2019
Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) land, Florence Lake, CA. 2019
Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, Blayney Hot Springs, CA. 2019
Sallie Keyes Lakes. Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, John Muir Trail, CA. 2019
Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, Muir Trail Ranch, CA. 2019
Snoqualmie and Coast Salish land, Tolt River, WA. 2019
Apsaalooké (Crow) land, Boulder River, MT. 2019
Apsaalooké (Crow) land, Boulder River, MT. 2019
Apsaalooké (Crow) land, McLeod, MT. 2019
Apsaalooké (Crow) land, McLeod, MT. 2019
Apsaalooké (Crow) land, McLeod, MT. 2019
Sokel Ohlone land, Soquel, CA. 2019
Klallam land, Lake Crescent, WA. 2020
Duwamish land, West Seattle, WA. 2019
San Joaquin River, CA. 2019
Washoe land, Glen Alpine Falls, CA. 2018
Graves Canyon, Ecgeajan Essalen land, Big Sur, CA. 2018
Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, Kings Canyon National Park, CA. 2018
Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, Evolution Valley, CA. 2018
Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, Evolution Valley, CA. 2018
Redwood Sorrel (oxalis oregana). A native, edible ground cover commonly found under redwood trees. The scientific name comes from the Greek "oxys," meaning sour, reflective of its sour taste. Castro Canyon, Ecgeajan Essalen land, Big Sur, CA. 2018
Ecgeajan Essalen land. The Ecgeajan occupied the coastal region of the original Essalen territory. Big Sur, CA. 2018
Ecgeajan Essalen land, Big Sur, CA. 2018
Ecgeajan Essalen land, Big Sur, CA. 2018
Valle Chacabuco, Aysén, Chile. 2018
Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, Sanger Lake, CA, 2017
Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, San Joaquin River, CA. 2017
Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache) and Nüümü (Northern Paiute) land, San Joaquin River, CA. 2017
Washoe land, Desolation Wilderness, CA. 2017
Washoe land, Glen Alpine Falls, CA. 2017
Kaibab and Havasupai land, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ. 2017