Castlewood Canyon Again

"Castlewood Canyon Again" 6" x 6" Oil on canvas panel

In the part of the country where my friend lives, even her dead vegetation is so much prettier to look at than where I live in Illinois. Hers turns many shades of copper and gold.  Mine turn the color of tin, galvanized aluminum and lead. 


So be it.  I'm here, my studio is tailor made for me, and the promise of spring is purring from the throats of the sandhill cranes overhead.

Thank you for making the trip.
Carol

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Castlewood Canyon Rocks

"Castlewood Canyon Rocks" 7" x 5" Oil on wrapped canvas

Last fall while I was in Colorado, I made a trip with my friends to Castlewood Canyon.  Not far from where we were staying, this place just appears out of nowhere, mystifies its visitors, then turns back into prairie again.  I suppose canyons are like that. 


This small piece, rectangular for a change, is the first in a little series I'll be posting on Colorado memories.  I'm gearing up to paint a few new serious florals and still life pieces, and landscapes of places I adore are my warmup exercises.  And this is my first experience with Paynes Gray in oil.  I mixed it in conjunction with Gray of Gray.  I happen to like it.

Thank you for hiking here today.
Carol

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