Colorado Artist: The State I Grew Up In

Colorado

“Rocky Mountain is home for me. This painting is my love letter to its vast skies, golden valleys, and ever-reaching peaks.”

TOPHER STRAUS, ON ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

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Maroon Bells by Topher Straus: maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado, rise beneath a starry sky, reflected in an alpine lake amid autumn color.
Maroon Bells · Colorado

The state I grew up in

Topher Straus was born in Denver and works from Golden. His Colorado paintings move from the city to the high country: the Denver skyline at night, Red Rocks, the Maroon Bells, and Rocky Mountain National Park.

The ski towns hold the rest: Vail Village at night and the Back Bowls, Beaver Creek, Aspen, Breckenridge, Telluride’s box canyon, Crested Butte at alpenglow, Winter Park and Steamboat. Vail International Gallery, RA Modern and Uptripping represent his work in Colorado.

Twelve views of Colorado

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Vail Lights by Topher Straus: glowing village lights sit below snowy slopes in Vail, Colorado, at night.
Vail Lights · Vail, Colorado · Explore the work
Legendary by Topher Straus: golden ski tracks lead into Vail's Back Bowls in Colorado beneath a glowing sun and a trail sign.
Legendary · Vail, Colorado · Explore the work
Bliss by Topher Straus: bliss by Topher Straus: a snow-covered road winding past aspens and striped hills at Beaver Creek, Colorado.
Bliss · Beaver Creek, Colorado · Explore the work
Aspen Lights by Topher Straus: aspen, Colorado, glows with town lights beneath snow-covered peaks at night.
Aspen Lights · Aspen, Colorado · Explore the work
Maroon Bells by Topher Straus: maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado, rise beneath a starry sky, reflected in an alpine lake amid autumn color.
Maroon Bells · Maroon Bells, Colorado · Explore the work
Breckenridge by Topher Straus: snow-covered Breckenridge beneath the Colorado Rockies in a vivid mountain-town landscape.
Breckenridge · Breckenridge, Colorado · Explore the work
Telluride by Topher Straus: towering cliffs frame the mountain town of Telluride, Colorado.
Telluride · Telluride, Colorado · Explore the work
Crested Butte Alpenglow by Topher Straus: snowy Crested Butte, Colorado, glows purple beneath a vivid orange alpenglow sky.
Crested Butte Alpenglow · Crested Butte, Colorado · Explore the work
Snoasis by Topher Straus: colorful tribute to Winter Park’s ski history, with mountain slopes, music, and vibrant movement.
Snoasis · Winter Park, Colorado · Explore the work
Steamboat by Topher Straus: snow-covered peaks and Western character in a colorful landscape of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Steamboat · Steamboat Springs, Colorado · Explore the work
Rocky Mountain National Park by Topher Straus: striped peaks under a starry sky rise above autumn aspens in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Rocky Mountain National Park · Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado · Explore the work
Denver, Night by Topher Straus: the Denver, Colorado, skyline at night, its towers in vivid neon color.
Denver, Night · Denver, Colorado · Explore the work

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