erica fareio

Ain’t It Sublime?!

Point Sublime is a small and very narrow peninsula that juts out over the North Rim in Grand Canyon. This remote and incredibl

A New Year’s Day

This painting was inspired by a New Year’s Day walk up on Observatory Mesa the 1st of 2022. Myself, husband and now pass

The Usual Suspects

We provide food and water for our backyard birds. One cannot begin to help notice over the years, which birds are residents an

Home of the Purple Sage

With nearly 200 full length commercial river trips under my belt, I have only had the opportunity to visit this very magical p

Red Alert

At the end of April 2022, I had just returned from the windiest (15 day looooong!) river trip I have ever been on. When we got

You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone

Just as the Lorax speaks for the trees, I speak for animals all living beings. The mammals of Flagstaff and our surrounding fo

The Last Breath

On June 12th 2022, we saw smoke in the Dry Lake Hills from our folks’ house near Mt Elden Lookout Rd. By June 13th, what

Fly Me To The Moon

I feel like this piece of art painted itself. On some level, all art is like that, for me in my experience anyway. I bet thoug

Guardians of the Blue~Green Waters

This was a commission I completed about a year (interestingly) before the pandemic. There are so many fun little details inclu

Tapped Out

This painting was inspired by the incredibly beautiful and bizarre Canyonlands in Utah and the reality of climate change. Even

Upstream

Just a sweet, simple view, looking upstream from Lee’s ferry. This is where all river trips launch and start their long

San Pedro Chapel, Tucson, AZ

Tucked in amongst the cholla and creosote bush, the San Pedro Chapel is a little hidden gem in the Historic Fort Lowell neighb

Our Home , Flagstaff , AZ

This was a really fun painting to create, one of those that you feel a sense of loss or sadness as soon as it is completed. Th

Where The Spirits Roam

Original in private collection Signed and numbered archival prints available. Matted for standard frame sizes: 20×24̸

Jerome, AZ

Original in private collection Signed and numbered archival prints available. Matted for standard frame sizes: 18×24̸

On The Road Home

I wanted to paint something simple and beautiful that honored our Flagstaff forest and also convey that feeling of nostalgia,

Keeping The Peace

Every last day of school, my husband and I would throw a camping party for our son and his buddies out on our parents’ prope

The Golden Heart

This image is an archetypal representation of the masculine and feminine energies, yin and yang forces or light and shadow sph

Who Am I ?

If you ever stop to observe the raven (Corvus corax), you will soon realize that they are highly intelligent and social creatu

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Are we having fun yet? I sure hope you think it was worth it. Now look what we have done! There’s no way to reserve it.

The Eye Of Odin

This painting is inspired by Lava Falls, the Granddaddy of all rapids in Grand Canyon. It’s a muddy river with storm clo

Where Are We Going?

Where are we going? Are you sure this is the way? You said we were going to the place we used to play. What happened to the wa

Bija

“Bija” is a Sanskrit word that translates to “seed”. Do not think of a literal “seed” but

Ends or Beginnings?

One September day while walking along the train tracks, West of downtown Flagstaff, that nostalgic feeling came over me. You k