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Plein Air artwork

Painted on location, outdoors — plein-air work from Boulder County's trails, parks, and open space.

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A mountain-rimmed valley bathed in mist beneath a dramatic sunrise sky, rendered in oil with warm and cool tones.
Christie Snelson
OilLandscape
Oil painting of the Boulder Flatirons' tilted sandstone slabs overlooking a blue valley landscape.
Constanze Arenz-Kulkarni
OilLandscapeFlatirons
Oil painting of a mountain landscape with wildflowers in a sunlit meadow beneath clouds.
Cathy Faughnan
OilLandscape
Oil painting of the Boulder Flatirons rising above forested foothills beneath a dramatic sky.
Gail Denton
OilLandscapeFlatirons
A framed valley landscape with layered foliage and distant Boulder Flatirons, rendered in oil with naturalistic light and color.
Diana Wright
OilLandscapeFlatirons
Oil painting of a mountain valley beneath the Boulder Flatirons, capturing warm afternoon light on distant ridges and foreground meadow.
CU Art Museum
OilLandscapeFlatirons
A sunlit meadow with a winding path, golden autumn trees, and soft lavender shadows in oil.
Chuck Ceraso
OilLandscape
Oil painting of bare cottonwood trees in autumn overlooking the Boulder Flatirons and river valley.
Christine Springer
OilLandscapeFlatirons
A mountainous river valley landscape in oil, framed by tall evergreens and a dramatic cloudlit sky.
Christie Snelson
OilLandscape
Golden aspens and wildflowers flourish beneath the tilted red-rock slabs of the Boulder Flatirons.
Cathy Faughnan
OilLandscapeFlatirons
Boulder Flatirons rise above ponderosa pines and native wildflowers in this watercolor landscape.
Anne Gifford
WatercolorLandscapeFlatirons
Alpine landscape with snowy peaks reflecting in a deep blue glacial lake, rendered in watercolor.
Annie Thayer
WatercolorLandscape
Snow-covered Boulder Flatirons rise above a winter forest and frozen meadow in watercolor.
Annie Thayer
WatercolorLandscapeFlatirons
Alpine landscape with wildflowers, stream rocks, and distant peaks in watercolor, depicting the Boulder Flatirons backcountry.
Andrew Barker
WatercolorLandscapeFlatirons
Desert landscape with a gnarled juniper tree and distant canyon buttes in warm earth tones.
Christine Springer
OilLandscape
Alpine mountain peaks with a forested shoreline reflected in a calm lake, painted in acrylic.
Gail Denton
AcrylicLandscape
Golden aspen tree with Boulder Flatirons rising beyond, painted in loose brushstrokes with bright blues and earth tones.
Gail Denton
OilLandscapeFlatirons
Oil painting of the Boulder Flatirons' distinctive tilted sandstone slabs rising above a golden meadow.
Douglas Green
OilLandscapeFlatirons
A watercolor landscape of a forested mountain valley with wildflower-dotted meadow in the foreground.
Dottie Oatman
WatercolorLandscape
A watercolor landscape of the Boulder Flatirons with desert wildflowers and native vegetation in the foreground.
Dottie Oatman
WatercolorLandscapeFlatirons
A willow tree and water lilies frame a placid pond lined with dense riparian vegetation, rendered in oil.
Diana Wright
OilLandscape
A winding path cuts through a valley toward the Boulder Flatirons in soft afternoon light.
Christine Springer
OilLandscapeFlatirons
A lone pine tree in soft light dominates a misty mountain landscape with distant conifers.
Christine Springer
OilLandscape
A tall ponderosa pine stands sentinel above a forested valley with the Boulder Flatirons visible in the hazy distance.
Christine Springer
OilLandscapeFlatirons

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