John Thomas Soltesz

I painted this on location of en plein air on one of the mountain lakes in Tahoe. It was a very popular hiking spot and I had many hikers pass by while I was painting this.  I have to get off...

This painting was developed from an original, smaller plein air studio painted I did in Yosemite vallley during the height of the tourist season. After returning to the studio I was able to reproduce...

This painting was created en plein air on location along the south shore of Lake Tahoe in the Tahoe National Forest, early in the morning as the sun was just beginning to rise. the light on the...

This painting was created in Sonoma County, California, during the annual Sonoma plein air compeitition. I discovered this location while riding my bicycle along a quiet country road,...

I painted this on location in Pt. Lobos in Central California fighting against the wind and sun and tourists. This was painted on a very busy weekend with many hikers passing by. I had to break the...

This painting was created during the Estes Park, Colorado plein air competition last summer. The scene depicts the McGregor Ranch, located northwest of Estes Park. I completed the painting in two...

This painting was created en plein air on location just east of Estes Park, Colorado last year during the Estes Park plein air competition. I discovered this valley along a quiet country road, just...

This painting depicts the wildflowers of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, just north of San Francisco. I've painted this view many times, often embellishing it with vivid colors to evoke the spirit...

This painting was created on location while hiking throught the valley in Yosemite. I set up my easel beside the Merced River and focused on capturing the reflection of an autumn-yellow tree in the...

I painted this on location of en plein air in Estes park for the Estes park plein air competiton last year, I set up my easel first thing in the morning to capture the "golden light". I love...

I painted this piece on location outside of Asheville, North Carolina last fall. The autumn colors were overwhelming, and the reflection in the water was undeniably beautiful-I had no choice but to...

This painting was created en plein air or on location from Baldwin Beach on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, completed in a single sitting toward the end of last summer. I set up my easel just before...