Bicycles are often seen circling Lake Loveland at any season, but especially in the late, warm evenings of summer.

Image of Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Collage is related to the awe and majesty of creation and the Creator.

Sometimes when I look at a scene, a Scripture comes to mind. Along with text from Psalm 23, collage includes location and hiking related items.

As opposed to expressing the vastness and meditative qualities of Bear Lake ("Majestic"), I focused on the quick moment experienced while walking these trails.

This scene is from the Red Rocks Amphitheatre trail. The theme that came to mind for this location was beauty. As humans, we are on a constant search for beauty, but perhaps it's already around us if we stop and look.

"Champagne Powder" is the phrase often used by local skiers to describe the amazing snow found at Steamboat Springs. The collage includes ski icons, local maps and other ski-related elements.

"Courage" came to me as I looked at the fence in this scene. In life, we need to jump fences on our own or with help. The upside down cattle in the sky also gives credence to the need to look at life from a different perspective while staying within set boundaries.

Desire is part of us as humans. A yearning for something new or familiar. Desire can motivate and desire can destroy.

I believe in life after death, restoration and redemption and this changes my perspective on mortality and the beauty of the cycle of life. 18" x 18"

These falls are iconic in Steamboat Springs. Collage includes maps, fishing icons and ephemera collected at Steamboat.

Bobcat ridge contains a variety of wildlife, all going different paces. This piece celebrates the diversity in this small ecosystem and encourages us to appreciate and respect our own diversity.

Harvested fall fields can look bleak, but there is beauty and tranquility in these lands now ready for winter rest.

We happened upon this Aspen grove in RMNP and I decided to paint them and focus on the properties of gold as a precious metal and all we associate with it.

We happened upon this Aspen grove in RMNP and I decided to paint them and focus on the properties of gold as a precious metal and all we associate with it.

Aspen trees are one of the largest living organisms. They are connected by a huge system of roots, which is why we only see aspens in groves. A community of small, usually weak trees that together make a stunning display of vibrant color as the season turns.

These open ranch lands in northern CO remind me of cowboys and all things western. Wide open spaces for launching dreams.

As opposed to capturing entire aspen groves, his is a study of a single aspen tree, unique and integral to the aspen grove as a whole.

As opposed to capturing entire aspen groves, his is a study of a single aspen tree, unique and integral to the aspen grove as a whole.

The river in Estes Park was filled with fly fishermen earlier in the day, so I was sure to include fishing elements in the collage.

On a hike at Well's Gulch trail, we paused in this spot for a snack break and much needed rest, hence, the title.

I imagine that many a rodeo lover has begun dreaming and imagining their time at the Steamboat Rodeo just as they are hitting this stretch of highway near Walden, Colorado. With just an hour and half to go, let the fun begin. Yeeha!

I loved the quiet partnership of these kayakers on the Poudre River and how it is often mimicked in other relationships in life.

The Garden of the Gods is so incredibly dramatic in the late afternoon light. I imagine supping and strolling with the divine in this warm, lushly lit space. 24" x 24"

The title is a song that was written about Lake Loveland in 1969. The soft colors and forms in this painting speak to the serenity of this lake in the evening after a long day of lake-life-fun as depicted in the collage. 36" x 36"

This iconic barn is found in Steamboat Springs and harkens back to a time when the town was a settlement for ranchers and prospectors with wild ambition and less than golden reputations, as the collage reveals.

I've looked at the idea of "hope" in previous works, but in this painting, I delve into my own source of hope. On top of the collage, I scrolled verses and my prayers.

I asked this question with tongue in cheek as one gazes at a stalled chair lift in the middle of ski season. The colors and atmosphere of this painting beckon one to the slopes, an idea further encouraged by the ski-related collage.

I often paint figures in partnership or comradery because I value the importance of friendship and relationship in doing life. If you are going on a journey, it's more fun with a friend.

Colorado skies are in constant change and this painting captures our moving, morphing atmosphere so well.

Fort Collins is crazy about its CSU Rams, so it felt appropriate to include university memorabilia in the depiction of the well-used trails surrounding their stadium.

Since green is such a rare color in our desert climate, I was struck by the vibrant greens one spring day and decided to capture them as a remembrance to how the spring season is a time of revival and awakening.

I came upon this interesting headline in an archived Colorado newspaper. I loved the phrase and it became part of a central CO landscape featuring other ideas and imagery related to ranching and cattle.

I love to run and this image of an old dirt road bordered by fields brought me back to when I started as a high school girl. Run, observe, breath, meditate...

There is a purity and simplicity to this light that causes a person to want to follow it into the rocks and explore untold beauty on the other side.

Winter is harsh and sharp, but it is also beautiful...in its own way.