Painter's Process - Randall David Tipton

When I arrived at the ranch on May 1, the cottonwood and aspen groves along the creek were still mostly dormant. A Rocky Mount...

 There are many hours involved in this small painting. Getting the right mood was elusive. Twice I painted over the whole thing then scr...

 I don`t think I ever posted this watercolor. It was inspired by Sauvie Island and is now owned by the talented Brent Perkins.  After pe...

A view north of Mammoth Hot Springs. The clouds didn`t lift to let me see what was back there. No doubt it is spectacular. Driving up t...

oil on cradled panel 12"x9"

This began as the demonstration painting for a class I taught last weekend. The topic was working from a drawing. When doing a sketch o...

I`ve heard that because our summer was so dry, autumn came early. And it seems to be going fast. Every day I`ve been out walking...