Stanley Creek - Limited Edition CanvasThe pleasure of a dramatic plein air study, like the pleasure of the majestic natural vista that inspires it, is timeless. Some years ago, when I first started hauling my painting apparatus deep into the woods, I came upon Stanley Creek bubbling through the foothills of Idaho's spectacular Sawtooth Mountains. I was entranced by the sere brown of the autumn grasses and the crisp clarity of the water dancing down the mountainside as I set to work with