trip to the desert

I took a long weekend and went to the desert in Utah last week. The weather was fantastic and I got in some good pleinair painting time. This first one I did the evening before I left town.

My plan was to stop on the way down and do a quick study, but it was too windy. When I got to camp I was frustrated that I was unable to paint, so I decided to try and paint the fire. Sorry about the glare. 

  These next four I did on Thur. in or just outside of Canyon Lands national park, the Needles District

Thur evening some friends showed up, so Fri and Sat I spent with them hiking and carrying on. I was able to find time in the mornings to do these next two paintings from camp.

This weeks painting

I painted this landscape from a photo I took in winter while at Arches National Park. While painting I was constantly going back to the desert in my mind, feeling the light breezes and listening to the dead silence. Definitely one of my favorite places.

 This is my pallet for this painting.