Schwabacher Landing

Although the Tetons are visible in the background, this painting is about the beauty of the often overlooked things that are right in front of us. To steal a line from one of Rick Springfield's songs:

Those who seek to pluck the stars will miss the jewels at their feet

Many are so enamoured by the majesty of the Teton peaks that they fail to see the beauty in the grouping of trees, deadwood, and brush along the banks of the river. There is significance and beauty in even the humblest motif.

Painted on location (plein air) along the Snake River in Teton National Park, Wyoming. This is one of my favorite areas to paint when in the Jackson area.