"The Maroon Bells stand among Aspen’s most celebrated and iconic landscapes.

In much of my recent work, I’ve leaned toward a more abstract interpretation of landscape depiction, allowing color, movement, and emotion to take precedence over strict representation. With this new piece, however, I felt compelled to return to a more traditional approach.

This painting captures a dramatic evening moment featuring the last gleam of sunlight slipping behind the peaks, casting long shadows across a snow-dusted wilderness. There is a quiet tension in that transition: light yielding to shadow, warmth giving way to the stillness of night.

I found myself drawn not only to the visual beauty of the scene, but to its sense of conclusion and reflection. The day’s final light has a way of revealing form and depth with a clarity that feels both fleeting and profound.

'The Bells' reflects a return to authentic landscape, light, and my own way of seeing." - Simon Bull