Near Winter Park, the valley opens wide and gives you the whole sweep of the Rockies in one long glance. In this painting, the foreground glows with warm meadows, full of yellow and ochre tones that carry the late light. Beyond them, dark bands of trees anchor the middle ground, steady and quiet. And far across the valley, the mountains rise into blue shadows and snow, their peaks catching the last touch of sun.
This is a painting about depth and space, about how air and distance shape color. The valley feels both close enough to walk into and vast enough to stretch beyond reach. Across the Valley holds that tension, inviting you to step in and breathe the wide-open air of the high country.
