old man of the mountain

Hymenoxys grandiflora

High above treeline, I spotted this flower in the alpine tundra. Its common name comes from its rugged, weathered look. This plant will grow for 10-20 years, after which it will bloom once.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

white prickly poppy

Argemone polyanthemos

These poppies can be found all over the dry open areas in the Rocky Mountain foothills. I found this one during a morning hike in Ute Valley, Colorado Springs. Its white petals unfolded above the sharp, spiny leaves. Its yellow center is a reliable food source for bees.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

These pink flowers can be seen scattered in mountain areas all over. This particular hike along the Roaring Fork River outside of Aspen was filled with fireweed. It’s well known for being a pioneer plant after wildfires.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

This flower can be found scattered around mountain trails, growing between rocks or in grasses. I love its small bell-shaped flowers swaying in the breeze. In folklore, they were once called “fairy bells.”

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

indian paintbrush

Castilleja integra

I came across this common paintbrush variety on a sunny hillside in Ute Valley Park, Colorado Springs. The bright red bracts standing out among the dry grasses around. What look like petals are actually colorful leaves that surround the flowers.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

fleabane

Erigeron speciosus

Everywhere I hike in the summer, this gorgeous flower appears. This one was inspired from a hike up Mt. Antero. So many varieties can be found from wider, darker purples to feathery, light purple. Its name comes from an old belief that it helped keep away fleas.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

parry’s primrose

Primula parryi

I came across this primrose in a beautiful spot next to Denny Creek, outside of Buena Vista. I spotted the magenta flowers and felt immediately drawn to them. They’ve remained one of my most favorites since. It’s named after Charles Parry, a botanist who studied Colorado’s high country.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

blue columbine

Aquilegia coerulea

On many hikes, I’ve found columbine plants thriving everywhere from the lower elevation shelter of aspens to the high alpine tundra. They vary in shades and colors, white and pink found many times, too. This is Colorado’s state flower and can even change color depending on which pollinators visit it.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

sulphur cinquefoil

Potentilla recta

This cinquefoil was blooming in along a canyon trail south of Crested Butte, surrounded by aspens. The name means “five leaves,” a reference to the flower’s simple, five-petal form.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

white marsh marigold

Caltha leptosepala

I found this marsh marigold along a mountain stream outside of Salida, its white petals bright against the damp ground. Despite the name, it’s part of the buttercup family, not the marigolds.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

scarlet trumpet

Ipomopsis aggregata

This scarlet trumpet grew on a rocky hillside near Cement Creek, outside of Crested Butte. With its red tubular flowers bright against the ground, hummingbirds are its main pollinators, drawn to the shape and color.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

rosy paintbrush

Castilleja rhexifolia

This paintbrush variety was growing tall in a field of grasses in Washington Gulch, near Crested Butte. Its soft pink tones brightening the grass. Like other paintbrushes, it takes nutrients from nearby plants to help it grow.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

sky pilot

Polemonium viscosum

I spotted sky pilot growing high above treeline while hiking Mt. Yale, its purply-blue flowers bright against the rocky ground. It’s one of the few plants adapted to survive above 12,000 feet.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

western red columbine

Aquilegia elegantula

This red columbine was found growing next to Denny Creek on my way up to the summit of Mt. Yale. Its red petals hanging like small lanterns, hummingbirds are one of its main pollinators, perfectly suited to its shape.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

rocky mountain penstemon

Penstemon strictus

This penstemon was growing in clusters along a sunny trail in Red Rock Canyon open space, Colorado Springs. Its purple blooms glowing in the morning light. The flower is often called “beardtongue” because of the fuzzy stamen that sticks out from its bloom.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

western wallflower

Erysimum capitatum

I came across this wallflower while hiking on the Colorado trail near Salida, where its orange-gold blossoms stood out against dry soil. Despite the name, this wildflower is common across Colorado’s mountains, deserts, and meadows.

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piece is painted on professional grade, 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper.

it’s signed in the lower right corner, title and year are on the back.

this original is packaged with a backing board and in a cellophane sleeve.

all sales are final and should arrive to you in about 1-3 weeks.

all of the print collections and the original collection of colorado wildflowers are sold unframed. If you would like your print to arrive to you matted and framed, please select frame size and I will get it ready for you!

frame option is as pictured, your choice of size: 11×14 or 16×20

more frame options coming soon!

*please note, most of the original pieces are sold as framed so just make sure to read the description :)