National Parks

The feeling of heat pervades across all elements in the Sonoran Desert. The air, rocks, cactus, bushes all radiates heat and my intention as an artist was to depict this heat with color. This series of paintings were part of a one man show I had in...

Nearing sunset, a desert view of the Joshua Tree National Park, California, painted with oils and framed with a plein-air syle frame. Joshua Tree Desert by Douglas Castleman Experience the rugged beauty of the desert landscape with "Joshua Tree...

I painted this outside Estes Park Colorado during the Estes Park plein air competition. When painting on location I am able to feel the environment. The sounds and smells are a part of the painting. I watched a few fishermen succesfully catch their...

Archival print of the oil painting on fine art paper ready to be framed or stretched canvas on 1.5" canvas ready to hang. Golden hour in the magical valley of Joshua Tree National Park.   Late Golden Haze in Joshua Tree by Kathleen...

Mike Russel's lovely oil painting of Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, portrays the brilliant sunset colors as they reflect off the clouds, mountains, and water. A ripple spreads across the pristine cool water breaking the perfectly...

Glacier National Park A Glacier National Park is a study in contrasts: rugged and soft, light and shadow, stillness and movement. Each brushstroke becomes an exploration of nature’s raw power and delicate beauty, an attempt to capture a landscape...

I was part of the Celebration of Art at the Grand Canyon. This was a viewpoint I plein air painted at during the week I was there. I was interested in the colors and shadows of the canyon during the midday. This series of Grand Canyon paintings have all...

Archival print of the oil painting on fine art paper ready to be framed or stretched canvas on 1.5" canvas ready to hang. Fall is spectacular in Zion with a riot of colors juxtaposed against the amazing cliffs. A Peek at Fall in Zion by Kathleen...

12 x 36 inch plein-air syle framed oil on canvas painting of the famous tunnel view where travelers first see the Valley after driving through the long mountain tunnel. Yosemite Valley Morning by Douglas Castleman Experience the awe-inspiring beauty of...

Original Oil Painting, 64x48.  Spectacular Monument Valley is the location for this painting.  The best known formations are those in the backdrop of the popular film "Forest Gump"...where Forest Gump finally turns around from his continental...

The wildflowers along Swift Current River stopped me for the afternoon as the yellow splash caught my eye. A beautiful day painting with a little bit of excitement as a Grizzley bear and her cub were spotted up river. Moving a bit closer to the car gave...

12" x 16" watercolor of Halfdome, as seen from Glacier Point, Yosemite, on a summer afternoon. Matted and backed by foam core, but not framed. Yosemite Halfdome Afternoon by Douglas Castleman Capture the iconic beauty of Yosemite National Park with...