Radical Impressionist: A Mathematician Paints

I spent the last week working on a painting, New Mexico Evening, in a new style for me, or at least a style I have not employed for awhile. It's more impressionistic or colorist in an attempt to push my colors.  Here are the stages of the painting: New Mexico Evening: Original Refernce Painting from a few years ago Transparent wash Beginning with white. I decided that I didn't like the wild sky, so I wiped it out along with most of the right hand ground plane: Format of clouds changed: and dark right bush added back,while eliminating the row of trees on the right: Posted painting below, after adding texture: New Mexico Sunset, version posted on Facebook and emailed to my students for critique I posted this painting on Facebook, soliciting suggestions for improvement (in private messages if desired). I also emailed this to my students for critique. This is the posting, Facebook comments and private messages and the email:

Reminder: there will be no class on Mar 25. I will be collecting Sedona photos (and paintings) for you to view. Next meetings: Mar 19 - Plein air at the Proctor Parking Lot. April 1: Fine Arts Club Room We will be meeting up in Madera Canyon at the Proctor Parking Lot. on Mar 19.  You will see views of Elephant's Head as well as Josephine's Saddle. There are many wonderful rock outcroppings.  In addition, we now have lovely spring-green trees along the floor of the valley between the parking lot and Elephant's Head.  Some of you may wish to walk up a path about 100 yards to paint the Madera Creek, which I have painted many times. Two weeks ago water was flowing but it's been pretty dry so there might not be much water now. Be sure to have the following items for painting outdoors: Plein Air Painting Gear List (keep it as light as possible):   Portable easel such as the Julian easel or an easel on a tripod.   Palette to fit on the Julian.  Many portable easels