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

The original Colorado Singing Aspens Map was painted over a Colorado map emphasizing the "Rocky Mountains"

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

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

24"H x 24"W

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