When we drive to Arizona, most of the time we drive through Kayenta, and the view of Baby Rocks Mesa never ceases to capture my attention. I slowly pull out my camara, stealthly, ( I don't know if that is truly a word) getting ready for the minute we drive by because I always take pictures- one right after another; my husband looks at me. "Haven't you taken enough pictures of this place already?" I say, "No I haven't- the light is a little different right now" and then I just ignore him and take as many more I can take before it is completely out of view.There is something about this place that is magical- and then I always feel a tinge of sadness because it looks as if there had been a thriving trading post which is abandoned and I always wonder "how could anything not survive when existing at the base of this really cool mesa, with it's spires and rocks shooting up everywhere.
Well, this is the result - I changed it quite a bit as you can tell there is no highway running right by. It is 24x36- I seem to like painting on that size of canvas and I submitted it to the Western Regional OPA- I guess we'll see what happens. Yes, I know, this is a plein air site and this is not plein air - sorry.....
2 comments:
Gee whiz! I really like this one. I did a close up and the brush work is great. Espessially in the rocks and the foreground. I'm totally impressed. Good luck with OPA.
EW
Thank you Eldon- you are very kind-I really had fun painting this one-I find that if I take my time and basically paint it in my mind first- it is alot easier to paint on the canvas later. Sue
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