tags: Colorado landscape painting - impressionist landscape - original pastel painting - barns - southwestern landscape - skies - Telluride, CO - creek painting - forest meadow
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This next quartet is an assortment of views of southwestern Colorado, based on photos from our summer '09 trip. I've now seen all these same locations since we moved here, and they are just as appealing as they were when we were visiting.
Hwy 184 Barn
9x3 inches
pastel on white Colourfix
Hwy 184 is a scenic two-lane road that connects the small towns of Mancos and Dolores. This barn is one of my favorite sites along the drive.
Fenceline
9x3 inches
This old fence, located along the Hermosa Creek valley, separates private rangeland from BLM and national forest land. Surrounding hills and mountains are covered with spruce, fir and aspen
Hermosa Creek
9x3 inches
This scenic creek is popular with fly fishermen, and a nearby trail is used by hikers and mountain bikers.
Telluride Shadows
9x3 inches
The old mining town of Telluride, located in this small valley, is seen from the highway leading into town from the west. Monsoon clouds cast shadows over the nearby slopes and mountains.
[this photo was taken inside and is not as yellow as the image shows...I wasn't able to adjust the temperature any cooler].
I really love your miniseries. These are just fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI like this format very much too!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan. They are turning out better than I thought, and I'm having a blast doing them. I'm really digging this format, and the smaller size means I can easily do a miniseries quartet a day.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Helen :).
These vertical landscapes show just as much as I want to see. Your atmospherics are so rich that this is just the right amount. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sam. I was actually surprised at just how much information you can get in these 3:1 verticals. It really does allow you to strip away some extraneous information that doesn't contribute much - who knew?
ReplyDeleteThe Fenceline one is great--the composition turned out really cool in that format!
ReplyDeleteForgot to say, love the barn one too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jala! I was surprised at how this format transformed some otherwise average images. Although I still like the barn in its original format too :).
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