Day 10 Cold Day

This was painted on another cold day in the mountains. I huddled in the garage to stay out of the wind. It's the same view of Criss Cross Tracks on a different day, different angle and less animal tracks.

Cold Day

8x8 pastel

Day 9 Criss Cross Tracks

Lots of animal tracks through the trees here. They criss crossed every which way. I painted this right before the sun went down and watched the snow change colors. Can't wait to be able to capture it better.

Criss Cross Tracks

5x7 oil on linen

Day 8 Warm & Cool

Last night I started classes with Don Sahli at the Art Students League of Denver. Each class we paint a still life concentrating on learning temperature, value and color. Practicing at home before next week's disaster, I mean painting. I may show it to you one day.
Warm & Cool
8x10
oil

Day 7 Tree Line

Another small painting from RMNP. This line of trees caught my eye with one crooked fellow in the middle. My paint started getting too gummy to paint with - the snow is way more blue than I wanted - but I'm happy to have been standing in this spot trying to capture the beauty of nature.
Tree Line
5x7 oil

Day 6 Animal Tracks

Painting today in Rocky Mountain National Park with Anita Winter. We lucked out with a sunny yet still very cold day. We each painted 2 small panels, and it was 17 degrees out to start! The oils started getting a little tacky; so time to pack it up after 2 1/2 hours.
Animal Tracks
5x7 oil on linen

Day 5 Sunny Spot

Painting today with PAAC members at Flyin' B Park. The sun was shining and I didn't have to stand in snow!
Sunny Spot
8x8 oil

Day 4 Snow Colors

So much to learn about painting snow. It's every color but white. I spend lots of time staring at things these days, looking at colors. Skies are never blue, snow certainly isn't white. Glad that I can slow down enough to learn to see, painting is about seeing more than anything.

Snow Colors

8x8

Oil on linen
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