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This painting was inspired by the incredible scenery found in Glacier National Park when I had the opportunity to visit last August. Saint Mary's Lake is awesome with the turquoise waters against the majestic glacier carved mountains.
I never grow tired of the incredible scenery in Colorado, nor the area of and around Crested Butte which is where I found the scene painted here. One can get lost in the infinite views from every direction and brought back to earth with the beautiful wildflowers abundantly lining the hillsides.
Another great story told by the ominous skies and incredible light that happens before the afternoon thunderstorms fly over in the Colorado summer afternoons. This too was outside of Crested Butte on Kebler Pass.
South Park, Colorado in June can bear an abundance of purple from all the Wild Iris that grow. This was an incredibly abundant year that I found to paint this luscious scene