Canyonlands and Lassen Volcanic
The first painting of the project
Morning, Needles, Canyonlands
March 18, 2011
The afternoon before we had hiked into the Needles with friends.
After camping that night in our car, at sunrise, with my wife asleep in the back,
I drove out to find a painting spot.
I painted the light warming the red rocks. The clouds behind the Needles were violet grey.
Jane woke in time to take a few photos.
*see the larger work from this field study in into a large place-1
The most recent painting
Sulphur Works, Lassen Volcanic
November 12, 2015
I walked into the park on the road from Kohm Yah-mah-nee Lodge at the South entrance.
The road was closed for the winter, but happily for me, it had been plowed one lane wide for a couple of miles.
I was completely alone until 2pm. No cars and 7 people all day.
Silence, except for hissing and bubbling hot springs and wind in the red pines.
At the Sulphur Works, the heat and steam had melted the snow revealing the ochres and siennas of the earth,
a beautiful contrast to the blues and whites of the snow.
*this painting has been added to field studies 2