After finishing my first painting of the sky I turned around and right in front of me was a golden currant plant in full bloom. I knew I wanted to paint that next and realized that I had just found gold too.
A Different Kind of Gold
pastel 9x12
sold
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Day 132 A Different Kind of Gold
While out painting yesterday, a PAAC member told me that gold was first discovered at Overland Ponds Park where we were painting. Apparently, the Russell party placer strike was just upstream of Overland in 1858 and was the first significant gold strike in the Rockies. It helped set of the "59er" Colorado Gold Rush.
After finishing my first painting of the sky I turned around and right in front of me was a golden currant plant in full bloom. I knew I wanted to paint that next and realized that I had just found gold too.
A Different Kind of Gold
pastel 9x12
sold
After finishing my first painting of the sky I turned around and right in front of me was a golden currant plant in full bloom. I knew I wanted to paint that next and realized that I had just found gold too.
A Different Kind of Gold
pastel 9x12
sold
