original oil painting – Jean Krueger Fine Art

Agave, AZ

Nature and realism as abstraction..get it?

Chiricahua National Monument in southern Arizona is other-worldly. Have you been there? I think it rivals, even surpasses, Utah’s Arches National Park. Chiricahua feels intimate yet has a scale of grandeur. I had never heard of this place before we visited it over the New Year holiday. We hiked isolated trails, took lots of picturesContinue reading “Slivers of Light”

Lake Frances, Adirondacks, Upstate New York

Here’s the end of the day at the end of the Summer in Upstate New York in a canoe where Ted paddles and I try to stay warm… and take photos to take my mind off how cold I am. Yeah, I’d stay warmer if I paddled, too, but I’m not a paddler. I’m aContinue reading “Lake Frances, Adirondacks, Upstate New York”

Backyard Looking West

Our cabin is backstopped by the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. I have to look up at a really steep angle to see the sky. When I look straight out from the front porch all I see in ascending earth covered with trees and brush….pretty nice. https://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/1001961

Victor, Colorado

This was painted at a plein aire event in Victpor Colorado. The elvation there is above 10,000 ft. The air is very clear and clean making the sky a brillient cerulean blue. https://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/995554

Alvarado Camp Ground

Summer time recreation includes camping. This site is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and it’s a National Parks Facility. Come visit someday, the natural beauty is stunning. https://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/995253