Jordan River, Utah Temple - Original Mixed-Media Art on Stretched Canvas

In this Jordan River Temple painting, I wanted to capture what has always drawn my attention to the temple: its tall, soaring spire. When viewed directly from the east, however, I think some of the majesty of the temple can be lost without the perspective of the surrounding landscape.

I chose to photograph and then paint the temple from a lower, southeastern perspective, where the trees create a natural canopy around it. This view is more my style, allowing the temple to become part of its surroundings rather than appearing isolated from them.

The brilliant blue summer sky, deep green leaves, and sunlight filtering through the trees all came together to frame the temple and add to the grandeur of the scene.

This artwork is offered as a variable open edition canvas, individually hand-embellished and completed by the artist.