Spike Ress
@spikesart.bsky.social
I'm an artist painting the landscape in and around the American southwest.
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"Desert Storm" 9x9'' sketchbook gouache
I love the desert in and around the border between Utah & Arizona especially when the sky is showing off.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
I love the desert in and around the border between Utah & Arizona especially when the sky is showing off.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
November 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"Desert Storm" 9x9'' sketchbook gouache
I love the desert in and around the border between Utah & Arizona especially when the sky is showing off.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
I love the desert in and around the border between Utah & Arizona especially when the sky is showing off.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
"Storms Embrace" 9x9 sketchbook gouache
A quick sketchbook study from my last trip to Toas, New Mexico.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #taos
A quick sketchbook study from my last trip to Toas, New Mexico.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #taos
November 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Storms Embrace" 9x9 sketchbook gouache
A quick sketchbook study from my last trip to Toas, New Mexico.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #taos
A quick sketchbook study from my last trip to Toas, New Mexico.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #taos
''Autumn Church Taos'' 12x16'' oil
Painted on location in Taos, New Mexico.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #taos #landscapepainting
Painted on location in Taos, New Mexico.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #taos #landscapepainting
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
''Autumn Church Taos'' 12x16'' oil
Painted on location in Taos, New Mexico.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #taos #landscapepainting
Painted on location in Taos, New Mexico.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #taos #landscapepainting
"Ancient Echoes" 20x38'' oil
Oil painting of Long House ruin in Mesa Verde National Park from a recent painting trip.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #colorado #mesaverde
Oil painting of Long House ruin in Mesa Verde National Park from a recent painting trip.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #colorado #mesaverde
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Ancient Echoes" 20x38'' oil
Oil painting of Long House ruin in Mesa Verde National Park from a recent painting trip.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #colorado #mesaverde
Oil painting of Long House ruin in Mesa Verde National Park from a recent painting trip.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #colorado #mesaverde
"Prairie Showers" 30x30'' oil
When I was young the American west was spotted with the iconic windmills pumping water for livestock. Today very view of them still exist, they've been replaced with solar panels and electric motors.
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#spikeress #southernutah #oilpainting #southwest #newmexico
When I was young the American west was spotted with the iconic windmills pumping water for livestock. Today very view of them still exist, they've been replaced with solar panels and electric motors.
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#spikeress #southernutah #oilpainting #southwest #newmexico
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"Prairie Showers" 30x30'' oil
When I was young the American west was spotted with the iconic windmills pumping water for livestock. Today very view of them still exist, they've been replaced with solar panels and electric motors.
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#spikeress #southernutah #oilpainting #southwest #newmexico
When I was young the American west was spotted with the iconic windmills pumping water for livestock. Today very view of them still exist, they've been replaced with solar panels and electric motors.
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#spikeress #southernutah #oilpainting #southwest #newmexico
"Navajo Desert" 13x19'' oil
An area in Monument Valley on the border of Utah and Arizona.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #navajo #monumentvalley
An area in Monument Valley on the border of Utah and Arizona.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #navajo #monumentvalley
September 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Navajo Desert" 13x19'' oil
An area in Monument Valley on the border of Utah and Arizona.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #navajo #monumentvalley
An area in Monument Valley on the border of Utah and Arizona.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #navajo #monumentvalley
"Autumn Embracing El Salto" 12x16'' oil
Painted on location near Arroyo Seco, New Mexico.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting
Painted on location near Arroyo Seco, New Mexico.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting
September 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Autumn Embracing El Salto" 12x16'' oil
Painted on location near Arroyo Seco, New Mexico.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting
Painted on location near Arroyo Seco, New Mexico.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting
"Prairie Sowers" 30x30'' oil
I came to the realization recently that the southwestern ranching windmills of the American west are disappearing and being replace by solar panels to provide energy to pump water.
#southernutah #studio #oilpainting #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm
I came to the realization recently that the southwestern ranching windmills of the American west are disappearing and being replace by solar panels to provide energy to pump water.
#southernutah #studio #oilpainting #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm
September 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Prairie Sowers" 30x30'' oil
I came to the realization recently that the southwestern ranching windmills of the American west are disappearing and being replace by solar panels to provide energy to pump water.
#southernutah #studio #oilpainting #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm
I came to the realization recently that the southwestern ranching windmills of the American west are disappearing and being replace by solar panels to provide energy to pump water.
#southernutah #studio #oilpainting #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm
A small on the spotter painted near Mount Carmel, Utah.
"Morning light Above Mount Carmel" 9x12'' oil
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
"Morning light Above Mount Carmel" 9x12'' oil
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
August 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A small on the spotter painted near Mount Carmel, Utah.
"Morning light Above Mount Carmel" 9x12'' oil
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
"Morning light Above Mount Carmel" 9x12'' oil
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
"Winter Canyon" 18x14'' watercolor has been awarded the Watermedia Award of Excellence in the American Impressionist Society's 26th Annual National Exhibition. Thank you AIS & the judge Ned Mueller.
#spikeress #parowan #pleinair #arizona #newmexico #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor
#spikeress #parowan #pleinair #arizona #newmexico #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor
August 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Winter Canyon" 18x14'' watercolor has been awarded the Watermedia Award of Excellence in the American Impressionist Society's 26th Annual National Exhibition. Thank you AIS & the judge Ned Mueller.
#spikeress #parowan #pleinair #arizona #newmexico #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor
#spikeress #parowan #pleinair #arizona #newmexico #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor
"Remnants of Winter on Top" 11x14'' oil
Painted on location in Toas, New Mexico during a Spring visit.
Available - Parsons Gallery of the West. 800-613-5091
www.parsonsart.com/parsonswest/...
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#spikeress #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput
Painted on location in Toas, New Mexico during a Spring visit.
Available - Parsons Gallery of the West. 800-613-5091
www.parsonsart.com/parsonswest/...
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#spikeress #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput
July 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Remnants of Winter on Top" 11x14'' oil
Painted on location in Toas, New Mexico during a Spring visit.
Available - Parsons Gallery of the West. 800-613-5091
www.parsonsart.com/parsonswest/...
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#spikeress #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput
Painted on location in Toas, New Mexico during a Spring visit.
Available - Parsons Gallery of the West. 800-613-5091
www.parsonsart.com/parsonswest/...
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#spikeress #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput
"Summer Sky over Las Golondrinas" 12x12'' oil
Painted on location. If you have ever visited this place on the south end of Santa Fe, New Mexico you know the amount of eye candy it has.
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#spikeress #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #papnm #paput #santafe #Lasgolondrinas
Painted on location. If you have ever visited this place on the south end of Santa Fe, New Mexico you know the amount of eye candy it has.
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#spikeress #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #papnm #paput #santafe #Lasgolondrinas
July 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"Summer Sky over Las Golondrinas" 12x12'' oil
Painted on location. If you have ever visited this place on the south end of Santa Fe, New Mexico you know the amount of eye candy it has.
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#spikeress #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #papnm #paput #santafe #Lasgolondrinas
Painted on location. If you have ever visited this place on the south end of Santa Fe, New Mexico you know the amount of eye candy it has.
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#spikeress #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #papnm #paput #santafe #Lasgolondrinas
"Autumn on the Snake River" 9x9'' gouache
Painted on the spot in Idaho.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouache #watercolor #watercolour #idaho #snakeriver
Painted on the spot in Idaho.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouache #watercolor #watercolour #idaho #snakeriver
June 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"Autumn on the Snake River" 9x9'' gouache
Painted on the spot in Idaho.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouache #watercolor #watercolour #idaho #snakeriver
Painted on the spot in Idaho.
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#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouache #watercolor #watercolour #idaho #snakeriver
''Sun Set Moon Rise 16x16'' oil
From an area in northern Arizona near Lee's Ferry on the Colorado River.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
From an area in northern Arizona near Lee's Ferry on the Colorado River.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
June 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
''Sun Set Moon Rise 16x16'' oil
From an area in northern Arizona near Lee's Ferry on the Colorado River.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
From an area in northern Arizona near Lee's Ferry on the Colorado River.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
"LaRae King's Neighborhood"
Sketchbook acrylic painting, private collection.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #acrylicpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
Sketchbook acrylic painting, private collection.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #acrylicpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
June 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"LaRae King's Neighborhood"
Sketchbook acrylic painting, private collection.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #acrylicpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
Sketchbook acrylic painting, private collection.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #acrylicpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
Painting somewhere along the Bitterroot River in Montana.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #betterroot #montana #autamn #hamilton
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #betterroot #montana #autamn #hamilton
May 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Painting somewhere along the Bitterroot River in Montana.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #betterroot #montana #autamn #hamilton
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #betterroot #montana #autamn #hamilton
"Fire in the Sky" 9x9'' gouache
A sketchbook gouache study painted in preparation for something larger.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
A sketchbook gouache study painted in preparation for something larger.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
May 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"Fire in the Sky" 9x9'' gouache
A sketchbook gouache study painted in preparation for something larger.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
A sketchbook gouache study painted in preparation for something larger.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
I am delighted to learn "Canyon Winter" 18x14'' watercolor has been juried into the American Impressionist Society's 26th Annual National Exhibition! The show will be exhibited at Cassens Fine Art in Hamilton Montana and opens Aug. 1, thru Sept. 2.
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#spikeress #ais #americanimpressionism
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#spikeress #ais #americanimpressionism
April 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I am delighted to learn "Canyon Winter" 18x14'' watercolor has been juried into the American Impressionist Society's 26th Annual National Exhibition! The show will be exhibited at Cassens Fine Art in Hamilton Montana and opens Aug. 1, thru Sept. 2.
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#spikeress #ais #americanimpressionism
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#spikeress #ais #americanimpressionism
Quick little sketchbook painting in Leiden, Netherlands. The block in & the finished sketch.
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#spikeress #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour #leiden #netherllands #dutch
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#spikeress #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour #leiden #netherllands #dutch
April 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Quick little sketchbook painting in Leiden, Netherlands. The block in & the finished sketch.
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#spikeress #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour #leiden #netherllands #dutch
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#spikeress #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour #leiden #netherllands #dutch
Painting in Zundert, Netherlands the birthplace of Vincent Van Gogh. #vangogh #zundert #netherlands #spikeress #pleinair #acrylic #amsterdam #thehague #vincentvangogh
April 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Painting in Zundert, Netherlands the birthplace of Vincent Van Gogh. #vangogh #zundert #netherlands #spikeress #pleinair #acrylic #amsterdam #thehague #vincentvangogh
Painting on the spot in the canyons of southern Utah, not finished yet.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
March 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Painting on the spot in the canyons of southern Utah, not finished yet.
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour
A small sketchbook gouache study of an area near my studio.
"Kolob Glory" 9x9''
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour #gouache
"Kolob Glory" 9x9''
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour #gouache
March 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A small sketchbook gouache study of an area near my studio.
"Kolob Glory" 9x9''
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour #gouache
"Kolob Glory" 9x9''
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #arizona #newmexico #colorado #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor #watercolour #gouache
This painting has been awarded the American Artist Professional League Award by the Ridgewood Art Institute's 45TH Annual Open Juried Show, thank you. The show runs through Mar 23, 2025.
#spikeress #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #ridgewoodartinstatute #utah #papnm #watercolor
#spikeress #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #ridgewoodartinstatute #utah #papnm #watercolor
March 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This painting has been awarded the American Artist Professional League Award by the Ridgewood Art Institute's 45TH Annual Open Juried Show, thank you. The show runs through Mar 23, 2025.
#spikeress #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #ridgewoodartinstatute #utah #papnm #watercolor
#spikeress #parowan #studio #pleinair #southwest #newmexico #ridgewoodartinstatute #utah #papnm #watercolor
"Defying Gravity" 9x9'' acrylic on paper
This is an area on the border in Arizona & Utah in the US. Very enjoyable location to paint..
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor
This is an area on the border in Arizona & Utah in the US. Very enjoyable location to paint..
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor
March 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Defying Gravity" 9x9'' acrylic on paper
This is an area on the border in Arizona & Utah in the US. Very enjoyable location to paint..
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor
This is an area on the border in Arizona & Utah in the US. Very enjoyable location to paint..
#spikeress #southernutah #parowan #studio #oilpainting #pleinair #southwest #arizona #utah #papnm #paput #gouachepainting #watercolor
"First Light"9x9'' Sketch Book Acrylic.
Sunrise painting in Marble Canyon, the sun came up all the way before I could finish so I had to finish it from memory since I forgot to take any photos.
Sunrise painting in Marble Canyon, the sun came up all the way before I could finish so I had to finish it from memory since I forgot to take any photos.
February 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"First Light"9x9'' Sketch Book Acrylic.
Sunrise painting in Marble Canyon, the sun came up all the way before I could finish so I had to finish it from memory since I forgot to take any photos.
Sunrise painting in Marble Canyon, the sun came up all the way before I could finish so I had to finish it from memory since I forgot to take any photos.