we can see a large portion of the valley from our home

the paintings of the valley you see here were made in 1999 and are in egg tempera on board

The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately 122 miles long and 74 miles wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It contains 6 counties and portions of 3 others.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

                                               a series of larger in-studio creekscape paintings, averaging 45"