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Road trip along the back roads to Vallecito, I had to stop and take this photo and then bring home and paint it in watercolor. The most beautiful road trip ever with the quaking aspens us the prime of the most beautiful color....The most peaceful drive ever with full color. Painting was as much enjoyable as the road trip.

The adventure begins far before the blacktop ends. The million dollar highway with a million dollar view is widely acclaimed as the most scenic drive in America. From Durango to Silverton, this 25-mile strip of road is just one magical piece of a much bigger picture. Whether off-roading at Lime Creek, winding the arid road to Mancos, or climbing to the peaks above Ouray, you’ll find sweeping vistas at every turn. With Durango’s unrivaled access to desert, mountain and forest, you’re guaranteed a scenic road trip in every direction.

Marti was born to her passion for nature and painting. It has always seemed natural for her to express the diversity that nature has to offer through her paintings. She has an innate ability to express nature's ever-changing moods through her use of color and simplicity of style. Her vitality for life and the emotions she feels are all expressed through her paintings, most of which are from places she has visited and sketched on site. She has attended both Olympic College and Evergreen State College with an emphasis on business, advertising and commercial art. She continues to study at every opportunity to ensure that she masters the techniques that best convey the atmosphere she hopes to express. As a member of the Peninsula...