Category Archives: rock formations

Along the Hoodoo Trail 2

Fond remembrances of the colourful and dramatic landscape of the Red Deer River valley near Drumheller. We have such beautiful wild rivers in Alberta and each one has  badlands, spectacular deep valleys, or gentle wooded flats. Some have all of these.  Get out this summer and spend some time in the company of one of our rivers.
 
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Rocks & Trees

Today’s offering might be on the verge of abstract.   Often when on the phone or in a meeting,  I doodle fir trees and rocks.  My parents, while raising us on the prairie, made a concerted effort to get us to the mountains every summer.As Canadians I think that rocks and trees are part of our national psyche; after all, they constitute the landscape of probably 3/4 of this beautiful country. 

10 X 14″ on 200 lb paper

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Above Quarry Lake

This little painting is from a photo I took yesterday, once the sun had returned on the wings of Chinook winds…you can see the edge of the Chinook arch in the upper right hand corner, and the temperature soared to +3! This peak is beside the one from yesterday’s painting and forms part of the steep craggy ramparts that embraces the town of Canmore on the west. 
Such a spectacular landscape.  I’m promising myself that I will go there more often.

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Badlands Bluff

This river bluff is in the pasture where Polly, my beautiful old mare lives with her “boys”.  Usually I like to paint the high contrast that our brilliant dry sunlight gives, but, the other day, it was slightly overcast, and late afternoon.  The colours in the river breaks were breathtaking!  I could see chocolate to taupe to tan browns, turquoise to brilliant emerald green, maroon to rust in the reds, and every shade of blue. Mother Nature has the most fantastic palette; why do we painters even TRY to replicate what is already so perfect?

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Summer on the S. Saskatchewan

The South Saskatchewan River on a lazy summer day is always a sight for sore eyes. Though we’re 300 miles from it’s glacial source the water still carries hints of it’s original turquoise colour.

At the present, as the spring melt comes down from the Rockies,  this is NOT how this river looks.  Instead it is a raging  torrent, threatening it’s banks, and is the colour of cafe latte. Each season has it’s challenges and blessings.
SOLD

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Katherine & Chester @ Horse Thief Cave

Writing-On-Stone is a magical place, and a highlight on trail rides down there is Police Coulee.  What sounds quite innocent is revealed to be more like a canyon, and was the conduit for whiskey traders and horse thieves back & forth across the American line.  Here’s my friend Katherine and the famous Chester at Horse Thief Cave.  They have a thuggish look about them don’t you agree? 
SOLD

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Drumheller Horses & Hitchhiker

One of my very favourite back roads to take is the road that follows the Red Deer River east from Drumheller,  through East Coulee and on to Dorothy. I try & arrange it so the sun is low in the evening sky when I go through there.  One spring evening I really lucked out and came across a herd of mares & foals grazing along the valley below fabulous badlands formations near East Coulee.   If you look hard you’ll see the little hitchhiker the mare has picked up….I think it’s a House Finch.  Maybe he can’t spell and thinks he’s a HORSE Finch!  SOLD
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Hoodoos; Writing-On-Stone

Writing-On-Stone is a magical place; a badland area on the Milk River in the far south  of the province.  A provincial park now, it is home to the largest collection of ancient petroglyphs in North America.  Hot and sunny in summer, and with a spectacular landscape, and the lovely Milk River sliding past,  it is a great place to visit.

Spring at Ghost Ranch

I spent 2 glorious months in Santa Fe in 2002, and while I was there, I drove out to spend a weekend at Ghost Ranch.  This beautiful bluff is only one element of the stunning landscape there, characterised by the rust & cream strata in the rocks.  Georgia O’Keeffe lived here for many years, and did much of her most important work in her house which is still there.  I was hoping she’d rub off on me.