James Gunter's Studio

  On My Way to the Ridge. On a nice late summer day last week, there was nothing better I could think of doing than go exploring places in t...

In a year marked by such unpleasantries as a pandemic, recession, earthquake, riots, upcoming elections, and so forth, so many of the ple...

9" x 12" Oil on Panel This is a plein air painting of Mt. Olympus as seen from Olympus Hills Park in Holliday. This section of...

Provo Peak (Oil on Panel) This is a painting I made a few years ago Of Provo Peak, as seen from the valley near the boat harbor.  Last W...

12" x 16" Oil on Panel The Midway Art Association is holding it's annual plein air competition right now. Painting for the...

8" x 10" Oil on Panel Happy Summer Solstice! Here's a couple recent plein air paintings that I think have an appropriately...

9" x 12" Oil on Panel This jumbled collection of ranch buildings beneath a big cottonwood tree has attracted my attention for ...

18" x 24" Oil on Panel The weather's still rather warm, but nights are becoming a little cooler and autumn color is beginn...

9" x 12" Oil on Panel The owner of this ranch has allowed me access to it for plein air painting. That opens a lot of new oppo...

7" x 5" oil on Panel All throughout my life I've enjoyed going for hikes into wild country, whether it's forest, deser...

16" x 20" Oil on Panel This Friday, August 3rd, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, is the opening for the Utah County Plein Air Art Show, spon...

9" x 12" Oil on Panel Went back to the Spanish Fork River Trail, and out into the mid summer heat, for this painting. Colors u...

Beginning the Hike My hike started in the mouth of a canyon where the Rocky Mountains meet Basin and Range. The altitude of the trailhea...