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In this view, we are enjoying summer near Sentinel Beach with Yosemite Falls in the background.

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On warm summer days areas adjacent to Tioga Road can get a bit crowded yet you can enjoy a sense of solitude on the other side of the lake. A gentle trail surrounds Tenaya lake. A steep trail sets you off to the John Muir Trail.

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I painted this from a footbridge at the base of Bridalveil falls. While I was in the spot things started to get busy so I decided to finish it up later at another spot in Yosemite Valley. Having blocked in the pattern of the lights and darks, I was able to incorporate the colors and feelings of the rushing water even though I wasn’t in the exact same spot.

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Yosemite dogwoods announce the beginning of spring. Here, we are enjoying them with Tenaya Creek in the background.

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There is a lovely level hike across the O’Shaughnessy Dam to the Wapama and Tueeulala Falls. One of the things I enjoy about this walk are the wildflowers. In this piece I am celebrating the lupine.

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One of the first things you see upon entering the park from the El Portal is this natural formation. In Spanish El Portal means “the gateway” and I remember passing through this spot since I was a kid.

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In this painting, I am taking in the white azalea underneath the redwood trees in Mariposa Grove catch the dappled light.

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In this piece, I am enjoying a starry night sky illuminating Tresidder Peak along the John Muir Trail in the Yosemite high country.

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The late afternoon sun rakes across the meadow and glows in front of Cathedral Rocks and Spires. Elephant rock is the largest mass in the formation and it is huge.

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This piece is focused on a canopy of redwood trees with a local falcon in flight. It is part of a diptych which takes in the full height of these tall redwood trees in Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove.

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