Darcie Peet

Along the Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rockies, an ample layer of September snow already cloaks the peaks. The low, fall sun creates bold shadows and bright lights across an array of fall shrubs and whispy-white groundcovers going to seed or turning gold, sienna and burnt orange For Sale. $5400. Available at A. Banks Gallery, 25 S. Tracy, Bozeman, MT 59715, 406-577-8440 https://www.abanksgallery.com/artist/darcie-peet www.darciepeet.com

Hiking above Logan Pass, Glacier National Park, to Hidden Lake Pass, the near-timberline meadows are scattered with cheery, yellow Avalanche or Glacier Lilies and occasional mountain goats. The wildflowers spill to the edge of the cliffs overlooking Hidden Lake, so alluring in its deep blue, scattered islands and far-side trails, that the lakeshore below was our next destination, despite grizzly bear warnings. A longer hike down than it looks, but oh so worth it, as the views are spectacular in every direction. For Sale. $5500. Available at A. Banks Gallery, 25 S. Tracy, Bozeman, MT 59715, 406-577-8440 https://www.abanksgallery.com/artist/darcie-peet www.darciepeet.com

Painting #1 from the Broadmoor Galleries Art Experience during the month of July. Exploring along Gore Creek in East Vail, Colorado, the angle of the sun back lights autumn aspen and shore shrubs while creating brilliant, dancing diamonds of reflections across the water. For Sale. $2200. Available at the Broadmoor Galleries, 1 Lake Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80906. 719-577-5744, www.broadmoorgalleries.com/darcie-peet/ www.darciepeet.com

On a spur-of-the-moment, May, cycling trip to California wine country we explored the quieter Dry Creek Road of Sonoma. In the morning, sea fog from the ocean rolling in mutes the sky and background vineyards in mist and atmosphere. To attract and invite visitors in for wine tasting, many vineyard entrances and up-front vineyard roads are lined with roses, and in May there is color everywhere, all at peak bloom. A great time to cycle wine country and collect painting inspiration! For Sale. $4200. Available at The Broadmoor Galleries, 1 Lake Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80906. 719-577-5744, www.broadmoorgalleries.com/darcie-peet/ www.darciepeet.com

Cycling home at the end of a painting day, I am traveling west toward the Tucson Mountains, and up ahead I can see a dramatic, cloud-filled, sundown sky after a desert winter storm. From past experience, I know that we often have striking sunsets in both directions, as the setting sun sets off color across the Catalina Mountains behind me in the east. For some reason, I thought on this trip home, perhaps I had better stop and turn around…. Which I did, and this was the surprise behind me. For Sale. $5500. Available at Settlers West Gallery, 6420 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85718, 520-299-2607 www.settlerswest.com www.darciepeet.com