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  • Painting the Peaks: Switzerland, August 24-27 2025

    Painting the Peaks: Switzerland, August 24-27 2025

    Painting the Peaks Retreat: Switzerland Dates: August 9 – August 12Location: 2606 meters above sea level in the Suneegga-Blauherd-Rothorn area above Zermatt (with breathtaking Matterhorn views). Spend 4 days immersed...

    Painting the Peaks: Switzerland, August 24-27 2025

    Painting the Peaks Retreat: Switzerland Dates: August 9 – August 12Location: 2606 meters above sea level in the Suneegga-Blauherd-Rothorn area above Zermatt (with breathtaking Matterhorn views). Spend 4 days immersed in the breathtaking Swiss Alps during this plein air watercolor workshop. We will be situated in the middle of stunning views of the Matterhorn, alpine lakes, and dramatic mountain landscapes. This...

  • Backpack & Paint: Cathedral Lake, September 11–14 2025

    Backpack & Paint: Cathedral Lake, September 11–14 2025

    Backpack & Paint with Nikki Frumkin Surround yourself with dynamic views — and new friends — while you learn to paint Yosemite’s lakes and peaks with vibrant colors.  09/11/2025 -...

    Backpack & Paint: Cathedral Lake, September 11–14 2025

    Backpack & Paint with Nikki Frumkin Surround yourself with dynamic views — and new friends — while you learn to paint Yosemite’s lakes and peaks with vibrant colors.  09/11/2025 - 09/14/2025 More Details and Registration: https://yosemite.org/event/backpack-paint-with-nikki-frumkin/

  • Watercolor Cards Workshop

    Watercolor Cards Workshop

    Join me to make hand painted watercolor cards!  Let's get together to make cards to mail or gift this season. We will spend two hours together making tiny landscape paintings on...

    Watercolor Cards Workshop

    Join me to make hand painted watercolor cards!  Let's get together to make cards to mail or gift this season. We will spend two hours together making tiny landscape paintings on watercolor card paper. You'll leave the workshop with a few painted cards and envelopes.

  • Backpack & Paint: May Lake, June 22-25, 2023

    Backpack & Paint: May Lake, June 22-25, 2023

    Backpack & Paint: May Lake — Yosemite Conservancy

    Backpack & Paint: May Lake, June 22-25, 2023

    Backpack & Paint: May Lake — Yosemite Conservancy

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Original Art

My paper and watercolors come with me on my human powered adventures, small paper tucked into my pocket on big adventures or enormous sheets strapped to the outside of my pack like a sail. I am often painting from summits, ridges or alpine lakes.

There is magic in painting in these wild places, in capturing the light, energy and movement of a place.

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Small Originals

Most of these originals were painted in the wilderness. While they might be small, they are stunning in a frame.

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