Recent adventures,
demonstrations and other art items you might be interested in
Recent adventures,
demonstrations and other art items you might be interested in
CLICK HERE for my 2005 Rio Grande Art Association Demonstration in Oil Painting
October 2007 and 2008 Escalante Plein Air Competition
A
photo of me from October 2007 while I was participating in the Escalante Canyons
Arts Festival Plein Air Competition. On this particular day I was out
searching for scenes to paint and stopped here below the prominent and
spectacular Powell Point west of Escalante,Utah
Prior to the 2008 trip I did this small
pastel really trying to exaggerate the color:
2008 Highlights
September 21 - 24 Great weather and
outstanding scenery. The photo to the left is where I did a 16" x 20" oil
painting below a dramatic sandstone cliff west of Escalante heading towards
Bryce Canyon. The finished painting is show below. I entered it in
the competition.
On another fine day I ventured east towards
Boulder, Utah and painted a 12" x 18" pastel on Belgium Mist Wallis
pastel paper looking south down Dry Hollow Canyon towards distant Navajo
Mountain. Below is a photo I shot after 1 hour of underpainting with
pastel and brushwork using Turpenoid.
Finally, here is the finished pastel after an
additional 3 hours of work. This painting was entered in the
competition and was awarded Fourth Place
Other pieces I did during the week: Escalante
Wagon and view looking South pastel (8" x 12"
Escalante Valley View looking west towards Aquarius
Plateau pastel ( 8" x 12")
Finally an oil painting of the Torrey Breaks area
(16" x 20")
2007 Highlights
Here is a brief narrative and shown below are the paintings and the source photos I used. Monday October 1st Torrey, Utah.. Cool but sunny day, with storms predicted later.
PHOTO - Looking North from my motel towards the Torrey Breaks and Thousand Lakes Mountain
My plein air Pastel (9" x 12") entitled Torrey Breaks
Tuesday, October 2nd. Boulder, Utah. Monday night's storm has passed and departing clouds against the striking sandstone formation east of Boulder captivates me.
PHOTO - Looking east from Boulder
(taken in 2006)
My Oct. 2, 2007 plein air oil (11" x 14") entitled Sandstone Formation East of Boulder
Wednesday, October 3rd. Near Cannonville, Utah. Another fine day predicted before big storm arrives on Thursday. Two days remain in Competition.
I head over to Kodachrome Basin State Park. A fun hike in the Angel's Palace gives me an idea seen surrounded by white line in the photo below.
The resulting Oct. 3, 2007 pastel (9" x 12") Under the Angels Palace.
During the Escalante Arts Festival, I also worked from a photo on a 6" x 9" pastel entitled Beyond Long Canyon, shown below, right, along with the source photo.
6" x 9" pastel entitled Beyond Long Canyon
During the Silent Auction, one of my entries (Torrey Breaks) sold and during the Arts and Crafts Fair I also sold the Under the Angels Palace pastel.
