Colorado Slate Map (canvas wrap) Color:Metal Peaks The original Colorado Autumn Map

The original Colorado Autumn Map was painted on a folding road map of Colorado

The three sailboats racing was a nod to how much these places are tied to the sea and sailing

It was painted using acrylic paints thinned with water to allow the map to  show through

each piece will have subtle differences

Colorado Slate Map (canvas wrap) Color:Metal Peaks The original Colorado Autumn MapThe original Colorado Slate Map is one of my newer Colorado map paintings utilizing a different, less detailed map than previous ones. I liked the emphasis on the "Rocky Mountains" cutting diagonally through the piece. I also liked the larger font of the major cities and ski areas. Unfortunately several ski towns weren't on the original map so I had to add them to the map before I painted over it. Breckenridge, Winter Park and Crested Butte had to be