TALKING POINT

While painting plein air along the Jordan River Parkway, I settled beside a dock extending over the river behind the International Peace Gardens. I chose to work during the midday light, when shadows dappled the pathway while sunlight illuminated the dock, river, and opposite bank. The contrast between shadow and light gave the water a warm, golden glow and drew my attention to the quiet brightness beyond the shaded foreground.
As I worked, the dock became a gathering place. People stopped to talk with me, while others paused to photograph the river or sit together at the water’s edge. The steady stream of people stopping to engage with the place, and with me as I painted it, became part of my experience of the scene.
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Paper Collage on Masonite • 8.75 x 6.75 in

​​This piece was created using:
printed scrapbook paper
solid cardstock samples, various finishes
construction paper 
art show labels
colored copy paper
window cleaning advertising mailer
Behr paint chips
Banking instructions

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2026 • River Fest Plein Air 2
            Utah Cultural Celebration Center
            West Jordan, Utah
​            • 2nd Place • 

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