Chimney Rocks II Painting Stages
Now that I am no longer teaching a class I have neglected to post my paintings and lessons learned. But I do want to begin again. Two days ago a painting was sold at the Marigold Arts Gallery on Canyon Road of a scene that happens to be in my favorite area to paint: Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu and the Chama River. So I am inspired to paint there again (before my next planned trip in early June). In particular I decided to look back over my notes to see the stages for the Chimney Rocks (now I) painting I did last February 27 and do the painting in a different size. Here's the painting that sold: "Chimney Rocks almost final", 11x14, oil by Karen Halbert "Chimney Rocks", 11x14, oil by Karen Halbert (SOLD) Notice that I changed the sky quite a bit and adjusted the green of the bushes. Actually for the sold version I toned down the signature from the dark blue to a softer green so that it wasn't as prominent. So, today I began a new version on a 1