For years, the mesas and pink cliffs near Zion National Park were Ron Rencher’s playground, as his family ranched in Utah’s Grass Valley country. Summers were spent in the pasturelands, riding the high country and, as winter drew near, the family moved down to the warmer region of St. George, where Rencher had been born in 1952. It was a way of life that few ever know, and Rencher savors the memories. He remembers retrieving charcoal from his father’s burn pile to sketch the scenery, or expressing color moments with his box of crayons.

Ron Rencher (Texas)

Spring In The High Desert
Oil
30″ By 25″
The Vermilion Cliffs of northern Arizona are the backdrop for this scene. I was first inspired by the light and shadow on the cliffs; the Navajos herding sheep were added as an element to create greater thematic interest.

Ron Rencher (Texas)

Aspen Rhythms
Oil
25″ By 30″
Complementary colors of yellow and violet, and the infusion of light, are the conceptual basis of this painting. The aspens are rhythmic, almost dancing in the warm autumn sunlight.