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Every place he paints

Topher Straus paints real places: the ski towns of Colorado and Utah, the state he grew up in, the national parks, and the cities, coasts and islands he keeps going back to. Each place has its own page with the paintings of it, where each one was painted, edition sizes and prices, where to see the work in person, and answers to collectors’ questions. Forty-one places, grouped four ways.

Ski towns and mountain resorts

Twelve pages: the Colorado and Utah ski towns he paints, and the ski artist page that gathers them.

Vail Lights by Topher Straus: Vail Village glowing below snowy ski runs and a star-filled sky, Colorado.ColoradoVailVail Lights, the Back Bowls and the Gore Range; Vail International Gallery.Aspen Lights by Topher Straus: the town of Aspen, Colorado, glowing beneath snow-covered peaks at night.ColoradoAspenAspen Mountain, the Highlands and the town after the lifts close.Champagne by Topher Straus: a snow-white summit above ski runs cut through dark forest at Snowmass, Colorado.ColoradoSnowmassChampagne: a snow-white summit above the runs.Maroon Bells by Topher Straus: maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado, rise beneath a starry sky, reflected in an alpine lake amid autumn color.ColoradoMaroon BellsThree seasons of the Bells outside Aspen.Bliss by Topher Straus: a snow-covered road winding past aspens and striped hills at Beaver Creek, Colorado.ColoradoBeaver CreekThe Valley and Bliss: the village at night, a snowy road.Breckenridge by Topher Straus: the historic ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado, beneath the mountains and a sky full of stars.ColoradoBreckenridgeThe historic town under the stars, the peaks above.Telluride by Topher Straus: towering cliffs frame the mountain town of Telluride, Colorado.ColoradoTellurideThe box canyon, the gondola, the valley at twilight.Crested Butte Alpenglow by Topher Straus: snowy Crested Butte, Colorado, glowing purple beneath an orange alpenglow sky.ColoradoCrested ButteCrested Butte Alpenglow; RA Modern in town.Snoasis by Topher Straus: the red Snoasis lodge in falling snow beneath Mary Jane, Winter Park, Colorado.ColoradoWinter Park and Mary JaneSnoasis, the moguls, the C Lot and the town at night.Park City by Topher Straus: colorful, layered view of Park City, Utah, blending its historic town and mountain slopes.UtahPark CityThe town at night and at twilight; Meyer Gallery on Main Street.Deer Valley by Topher Straus: ski runs on the mountain as a full moon rises in a violet sky, Deer Valley, Park City, Utah.UtahDeer ValleySki runs under a rising full moon.Fresh Tracks by Topher Straus: a golden ski track curves across broad snowy slopes in Vail, Colorado, beneath a sapphire-blue sky.The ski townsSki artistEvery ski town he paints, from Vail to Whistler, in one place.

Colorado

Six pages: the Colorado artist page, the Front Range, Rocky Mountain National Park, and a painting of your own place.

Steamboat by Topher Straus: snow-covered peaks and Western character in a colorful landscape of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.The whole stateColorado artistBorn in Denver, working from Golden: the state he grew up in.Denver, Night by Topher Straus: the Denver, Colorado, skyline at night, its towers in vivid neon color.ColoradoDenverThe skyline at night, the city by day, Red Rocks.Golden Sun by Topher Straus: the sun rises behind a flat-topped mesa in Golden, Colorado, its rays filling a yellow sky.ColoradoGoldenWhere he lives and works: the sun over the mesa, Red Rocks.Boulder by Topher Straus: the Flatirons rise above pine forest and snow in Boulder, Colorado, a yellow sun at their shoulder.ColoradoBoulderThe Flatirons above pine forest and snow.Rocky Mountain National Park by Topher Straus: striped peaks under a starry sky rise above autumn aspens in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.ColoradoRocky Mountain National ParkStriped peaks over autumn aspens and Longs Peak.Snow Globe by Topher Straus: snow falling over the Back Bowls in the Vail Valley, Colorado.CommissionsYour own placeYour run, your view, the place you return to: four a year, by introduction.

National parks

Twelve pages: the national park artist page and the parks by state, from Alaska to West Texas.

Everglades National Park by Topher Straus: swirling green and blue water winds through the marshes of Everglades National Park.46 parksNational park artistFrom Denali to the Everglades; on display at Grand Teton through 2042.Grand Teton National Park by Topher Straus: jagged Grand Teton peaks rise above reflective water in a vivid alpine landscape.WyomingJackson Hole and Grand TetonThe Tetons over the water, and Yellowstone to the north.Sand Dunes National Park by Topher Straus: flowing dunes and sculpted light in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado.ColoradoColorado national parksRocky Mountain, Black Canyon, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes.Arches National Park by Topher Straus: delicate Arch above sweeping red slickrock in Arches National Park, Utah, under a clear blue sky.UtahUtah national parksArches, Canyonlands, Zion, The Narrows and Bryce Canyon.Canyonlands National Park by Topher Straus: layered sandstone canyons and desert formations in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.UtahMoabDelicate Arch and the layered canyons of Canyonlands.Zion National Park by Topher Straus: rugged sandstone walls and flowing water in Zion National Park.UtahZionThe canyon walls and river, and The Narrows: his first landscape.Yosemite National Park by Topher Straus: towering cliffs and misty waterfalls in Yosemite National Park, rendered in luminous color.CaliforniaYosemiteGranite and falling water, and Half Dome at dawn.Death Valley National Park by Topher Straus: banded, eroded hills of Zabriskie Point fold toward distant blue mountains under a pink sky in Death Valley National Park, California.CaliforniaCalifornia national parksYosemite, Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree, Lassen, Death Valley.Lake Clark National Park by Topher Straus: towering peaks reflect in glassy water in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.The far northAlaskaDenali, Gates of the Arctic, Kenai Fjords and Lake Clark.Mount Rainier National Park by Topher Straus: snowcapped Mount Rainier rises above the surrounding landscape in luminous pastel light.The NorthwestWashingtonMount Rainier in luminous light, and Olympic.Guadalupe Mountains National Park by Topher Straus: lightning flashes above the golden cliffs of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas.TexasWest TexasBig Bend, and lightning over the Guadalupe Mountains.Sleeping Bear Dunes by Topher Straus: rolling dunes meet turquoise Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan.Michigan and IndianaGreat Lakes dunesSleeping Bear and Indiana Dunes on Lake Michigan.

More places

Twelve pages: cities, coasts and islands, two countries, and the classic cars.

San Francisco by Topher Straus: colorful San Francisco cityscape rendered in glowing reds and purples.CaliforniaSan FranciscoThe city and the Bay, Chinatown, the Port of Oakland.Aloha by Topher Straus: vivid Hawaiian seascape with patterned blue water, a gradient beach, and a fiery sky.HawaiiMauiPaia, the ocean in motion and Haleakalā above the clouds.Hanalei by Topher Straus: green mountains, patchwork fields, and blue water surround Hanalei Bay on Kauai’s North Shore.Three islandsHawaiiHanalei Bay, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes and Haleakalā.Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Topher Straus: layered blue ridges, fog and stars on the Tennessee–North Carolina border.North CarolinaAshevilleThe city at dusk and the Great Smoky Mountains; Momentum Gallery.Grand Canyon National Park by Topher Straus: bold color bands and sweeping contours evoke the immense depth of Grand Canyon National Park.Grand Canyon to TucsonArizonaThe Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Saguaro, the Apache Trail; Axiom in Phoenix.White Sands National Park by Topher Straus: smooth white gypsum dunes glow in the sunlight at White Sands National Park, New Mexico.New MexicoSanta Fe and New MexicoWhite Sands and Carlsbad Caverns, for Santa Fe collectors.Acadia National Park by Topher Straus: autumn hills mirrored in Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine, with granite boulders along the shore.MaineKennebunkportThe harbor at dusk and Jordan Pond at Acadia; KW Contemporary.Ocean Drive by Topher Straus: vintage Ferrari parked beside the beach along Miami’s Ocean Drive, with colorful umbrellas and Art Deco buildings.FloridaMiamiOcean Drive, the Breakwater, Biscayne and the Everglades.Gowanus Viaduct by Topher Straus: geometric steel beams and chain-link details reveal the industrial underside of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Viaduct.New YorkBrooklynA 1966 Miura under the Manhattan Bridge, the Gowanus Viaduct.Kirkjufell by Topher Straus: iceland’s Kirkjufell rises beside stylized waterfalls beneath a glowing sunset.Snæfellsnes and the northIcelandKirkjufell at sunset and Goðafoss.Dolomites by Topher Straus: sunrise illuminates the dramatic peaks of Italy’s Dolomites above a small hillside chapel.The Dolomites and TuscanyItalySunrise on the Dolomites, Tuscany from the air.1962 Ferrari GT on SR 88, Apache Trail by Topher Straus: colorful painting of a red 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso on Arizona’s Apache Trail, with saguaro cacti, the Superstition Mountains, and a vivid sunset.Classic cars in their placesCarscapesA 1962 Ferrari, a 1966 Miura, Ocean Drive, the C Lot.

Not here yet? Topher takes four commissions a year, by introduction: your place, painted for your wall. And every painting on the site can be seen in person, at a gallery or at his studio in Golden, Colorado.

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