North on I-15, 6x6, A/C

Interstate 15 along the Salt Lake urban corridor, with the last light on the Wasatch Front in the distance.

SOLD

to a collector in Regensburg, Germany

Half Dome Afternoon, 7x5, A/C

SOLD

to a collector in Millersville, MD

Pasture Light 2, 6x6, A/C

SOLD

to a collector in Nicosia, Cyprus

Blur

10"x8", Acrylic/Canvas

SOLD

to a collector in Little Rock, AR

Kerkhoff Commission

Kerkhoff commission, 36x48, Acrylic/Canvas

Interested in a commissioned piece? Email me at zthurmond@yahoo.com. I take commissions of any size.

SOLD

to a collector in Chilliwack, British Columbia

Near Stanley

The Sawtooth mountains near Stanley, ID.

SOLD

to a Collector in Hailey, ID

Studio View Sunset

Studio View Sunset, 24x36, Acrylic/Canvas

SOLD

to a collector in Gunnison, CO

Mill Creek in June

22x28, Acrylic/Canvas

Yet another one of my favorite creek, in my favorite valley, in my favorite part of the state.

Jack's Cabin View, 48x60", Acrylic/Canvas

Jack's Cabin View, 48x60", Acrylic/Canvas

SOLD

to a collector in Crested Butte, CO

Backlight

16"x12", Acrylic/Canvas

This would be a neat primary color scheme if this horse were red. Alas, he's white(ish). So it goes.

Hinkle Hill Grove, 24x36, Acrylic/Canvas

One of my favorite groves in the West Elks...but then again, I think my favorite grove tends to be whichever one I'm laying in.

Thanksgiving Moon, 10x8, A/C

This is piles of paint shoved into a loose interpretation of the full moon that hung over our last yurt trip, done from memory. It's not good, but for some reason i don't hate it, so I thought i would post it. Cheers to big brushes.

SOLD

to a collector in Fort Collins, CO

Thanksgiving Day, 24x36, Acrylic/Canvas

Thanksgiving Day, 24x36, A/C

This painting is of my favorite creek in my favorite valley in my favorite part of Colorado.

$2900 + U.S. Shipping

To purchase, email me at: zthurmond@yahoo.com

Slate River Slate

48"x36", Acrylic/Canvas

SOLD

to a collector in Vail, CO

Open Range

5"x7", Acrylic/Board

The Anthracites. And a cow.

SOLD

to a collector in Evergreen, CO

November

40"x30", Acrylic/Canvas

I've realized that even after 30 laps around the sun, I'm still suprised every time the seasons change. Lizzie thinks this one is depressing...and I'm alright with that. This is one of my favorites.

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Old Tracks, 24x48, A/C

SOLD

to a collector in Vail, CO

Creekbend, 36x48, A/C

Edward Hopper's Coffee, 16x20, A/C

This one is five houses ago, at my old cabin. That kitchen had great light. The floor was bare concrete, painted turquoise, which sounds awful but really wasn't. It worked. I still have that mug. For the record, the perspective is skewed on purpose. I wanted it to feel like you were going to fall into the mug. Not sure if that worked, but i like the light. I remember being on a Pthalo green kick with this one, especially in the lighter shadow and the highlight on the edge of the sink. Strange what we remember at random, eh?

SOLD

to a collector in Jenks, OK

Above Gothic, 7x5, Acrylic/Canvas Panel

I've been buried in a large winter painting lately, so i thought I'd go green for a day. This is a meadow above Gothic, CO.

SOLD

to a collector in San Marcos, CA

Monochrome, 20x24,A/C

A larger piece today.

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Congregation, 48x24, Acrylic/Canvas

You'll never convince me that they don't speak to eachother, but I do wonder what they talk about. I'm sure it's a fascinating conversation.

SOLD

to a collector in Carbondale, CO

The Thinking Tree, 6x6, Acrylic/Canvas

Man, trees really are the best conversationalists....even dead ones. This lightning-struck old veteran watches over one of my favorite thinking spots, high up in Hartman Rocks, with a watchful eye over the valley floor a few hundred craggy feet below. There is a concave boulder resting near this guy that is more comfortable than any sofa you'll ever find, and it is a wonderful place to sit, think, and breathe. I've carried a photo of this spot around with me from move to move, and it has had a permanent spot next to my easel. Looking at it always makes me think about, well, thinking. Thinking like you can only do in places like this.

Raining Light

9"x12", Acrylic/Canvas

The last few leaves directing light across the forest floor.

SOLD

to a collector in Simsonville, SC

Waves of Light

6"x6", Acrylic/Board

Late-day patterns in the West Elks.

SOLD

to a collector in Boca Raton, FL

Foothills Sunset

5"x7", Acrylic/Canvas Panel

Sunset over the Colorado/Wyoming border.

SOLD

to a collector in Colorado Springs, CO

Annie's Aspens

48"x24", Acrylic/Canvas

SOLD

prints are available in several sizes by clicking the link on the right sidebar.

Lake Fork Afternoon

36"x36", Acrylic/Canvas

A view of Carson Peak, near Lake City. This is on the way to Cataract Gulch, home of the craftiest, gorp-stealing marmots I've ever encountered. My buddy swears he saw the devil on a ridge up there, but I think it was just a goat.

SOLD

to a collector in St. Louis, MO

Palouse Wheat

8"x6", Acrylic/Canvas Panel

SOLD

Field Writing

8"x10", Acrylic/Canvas

The blue and orange of a Palouse afternoon. The wheat seems like it's lit from within when it is even slightly backlit...I think Van Gogh was on to something. This is a commissioned piece to mark this combine's last run.

SOLD

Machinery

6"x8", Acrylic/Canvas Panel

My paintings always seem to be about the landscape, regardless of the subject matter.

SOLD

to a collector in Moscow, ID

Gothic Valley Summer

12"x16", Acrylic/Canvas

This is a strange canvas size...too big to be little, but too small to be large. I usually jump from 5x7 straight to 24x36+, and this was a little out of my comfort zone (which was never very comfortable to start with). At any rate, this is the Gothic Valley above Crested Butte, looking into the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness area. You can see peaks shift towards the ruddy color that the Maroon Bells are so well known for.

SOLD

to a collector in Moscow, ID

Slate River Bend

20"x24", Acrylic/Canvas

SOLD

to a collector in Fayetteville, AR

Mill Creek Melting

24"x36", Acrylic/Canvas

Looking towards West Elk Peak and Storm Pass.

Sun on the Taylor

8"x6", Acrylic/Canvas Panel

The Taylor River, perhaps the world's best cataract factory.

SOLD

to a collector in Denver, CO

October Sky

7"x5", Acrylic/Canvas Panel

The view downvalley from the flanks of Carbon Peak

SOLD

to a collector in Lubbock, TX