We grew up at the foot of Pikes Peak. So did my parents. So did my grandmother.

We had to drive down Ute Pass to Colorado Springs to get this fabulous perspective, because we lived so close to it that the foothills obscured the peak. We also had the privilege of being just a few miles from the Garden of the Gods. Here is my mixed media landscape of this view that never gets old.

"Pikes Peak From the Garden of the Gods" is a mixed media piece that portrays an iconic Colorado landscape. It features a series of layered elements, rock formations and foothills, with the upper portion of the composition depicting Pikes Peak against a light blue sky. The landscape is divided into colorful sections, with textural details created by gel plate prints. Some areas have patterns, while others have more of a solid color treatment.
In the foreground, there are green fields with a circular dot motif. Beyond these, the foothills begin with a blue region featuring textural swirls. In between the blue hills and the green foothills are towering reddish-pink rock formations, again gel prints, with white circle markings, the famous Garden of the Gods. The peaks are rendered in whites and beige, with some sections giving the impression of valleys and ridges.
The overall effect of the piece is that of a collage, with a playful approach to color and texture, representing a whimsical, stylized landscape. The materials used and their arran