Mostly walking around our place, working up a little watercolor sketch, taking a picture, wrapping it up after lunch. One might call it lazy as far as traveling to the scenic wonders of the Sangres and other parts of the Wet Mountain Valley but dramatic landscape features were not what I was interested in that summer. I could stand in the road, do a 360 and have enough subject matter to last me for years. Out on the prairie and pasture it was the space: the look of the mountains (farther away than they appear) and the infinitely varied ground cover. The forest, nasty old black cottonwoods, ponderosa, aspen, Colorado spruce and scrubby mountain maple, could seem benevolent and menacing at once.
hermit lake pencil
hermit lake, pencil, pencil on paper, 12x16in
rosita hills
rosita hills, ink on paper, 12x16in
high prairie flora, south meadow
high prairie flora, south meadow, ink on paper, 12x16in
jeep in the front yard
jeep in the front yard, ink on paper, 12x16in
hope luth cemetery
hope luth cemetery, watercolor, ink on paper, 12x16in
horses on colony lane
horses on colony lane, ink, watercolor on paper, 12x16in
high prairie and clouds on rosita road
high prairie and clouds on rosita road, ink, watercolor on paper, 12x16in
south colony creek on our neighbors property
south colony creek on our neighbors property, ink, watercolor on paper, 12x16in
barn at horn and macy lanes
barn at horn and macy lanes, watercolor on paper, 12x16in
macy creek headgate
macy creek headgate, 12x16in
hayfield and barn off horn road with humbolt peak
hayfield and barn off horn road with humbolt peak, watercolor on paper, 12x16in
trail to eureka lake
trail to eureka lake, watercolor, 12x16in
middle colony creek below raspberry island
middle colony creek below raspberry island, watercolor, ink on paper, 12x16in
south colony creek and cone flowers
south colony creek and cone flowers, ink, watercolor on paper 12x16in
ponderosas with chair and colony baldy
ponderosas with chair and colony baldy, ink, watercolor on paper, 12x16in
south prairie with marble mountain
south prairie with marble mountain, watercolor, in on paper, 12x16in
prairie on colony lane, morning
prairie on colony lane, morning, watercolor, 12x16in
south prairie on colony lane, afternoon
south prairie on colony lane, afternoon, watercolor, 12x16in
south prairie colony lane morning
south prairie colony lane morning, watercolor, 12x16in
south prairie, colony lane
south prairie, colony lane, watercolor, 12x16in
black angus, colony baldy and marble mountain
black angus, colony baldy and marble mountain, watercolor, 12x16in
raspberry island morning
raspberry island morning, watercolor, 12x16in
bridge to rspberry island, middle colony creek
bridge to rspberry island, middle colony creek, watercolor, 12x16in
bridge on south colony creek
bridge on south colony creek, watercolor, 12x16in
small meadow near the woodshed
small meadow near the woodshed, watercolor,12x16in
aspen and cottonwood near the woodshed
aspen and cottonwood near the woodshed, watercolor, 12x16in
raspberry island, middle colony creek
raspberry island, middle colony creek, watercolor, 12x16in
hermit lake
hermit lake, watercolor, 12x16in
aspens and chair
aspens and chair, watercolor on paper, 12x16in
pond on middle colony
pond on middle colony, watercolor on paper, 12x16in
case tractors and marble mountain
case tractors and marble mountain, watercolor on paper, 10x14in
old farmhouse on music pass road
old farmhouse on music pass road, watercolor on paper, 10x14in
spanish peaks
spanish peaks, watercolor on paper, 10x14in
bridge over south colony creek
bridge over south colony creek, watercolor on paper, 10x14in
aspens on willow lane
aspens on willow lane, watercolor on paper, 10x14in
old farmhouse at horn and colony lane
old farmhouse at horn and colony lane, watercolor on paper, 10x14in
herefords on colony lane
hereords on colony lane, watercolor on paper, 10x14in
old schoolhouse on colony lane
old schoolhouse on colony lane, watercolor on paper, 10x14in
