John Thomas Soltesz

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 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 completed in Sonoma last year during the Sonoma Plein Air Festival. My process begins with painting on location in smaller sized on canvas or linen, then returning to the studion 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...

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...

This is a painting was done from life on canvas in Pennsylvania during the fall, when the landscape is at its most vibrant. While working on site, I captured a hiker walking down the trail, a quiet...

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...

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...