Here is another water scene. This one is done in pastel. I started this painting for a bird art show. My intention was to place some ducks in the painting, however, when I added a duck in the foreground it just took away the calming serenity of the scene. I took the bird out and decided I liked the painting a lot better without the birds. I ended up painting a Chickadee in oil for the art show and I promise to post that one at a later date. Pastel 11" x 14".
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Marshland
Here is another water scene. This one is done in pastel. I started this painting for a bird art show. My intention was to place some ducks in the painting, however, when I added a duck in the foreground it just took away the calming serenity of the scene. I took the bird out and decided I liked the painting a lot better without the birds. I ended up painting a Chickadee in oil for the art show and I promise to post that one at a later date. Pastel 11" x 14".
Steamboat Mountain
This painting of Steamboat Mountain on the Green River started as a watercolor sketch done in camp the evening after we past this scene. Roger and I rafted the Green River through the Gates of Lodore National Monument summer before last. As we rounded the bend in the river this massive towering sandstone cliff came into view. We agreed it was the most impressive of all the rock formations on that river. The canyon narrowed just past this bend and we met rapids that wanted to shove us against the cliff face which was a shear drop from mountain top to the river. For some reason I could not get a good photo reproduction of the colors in this painting but I was pretty happy with the results of my work. Moving water is for me a challenging aspect of painting. I have decided to paint as much water as I can for the next couple of months in order to prepare for our Grand Canyon painting and rafting trip in May. This is an oil 8" x 10". Hope you enjoy it.
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