THE WARMTH OF THE SUN - finished painting

My studio painting for the 2011 Grand Canyon Celebration of Art is finished!  This is a view from an overlook on the West Rim drive at which I painted last year.  The Kaibab Limestone Rocks are so warm and bright, lit from behind by the late afternoon sun. I first became aware of this spot a few years ago when I saw a painting Curt Walters had done from here.  I now think of the overlook as the "Curt Walters Overlook".  If you are at the Grand Canyon, it is the second overlook past Mohave Point on the West Rim.

Snapshot of a painting in progress part 3

Here is an updated photo of my painting as of this evening.  Still have some work, but it is coming along nicely.

Snapshots of a painting in progress part 2

 Here is step two of the 50 by 22 inch painting which I am calling "The Warmth of the Sun".  This is the block-in stage.  I should not have to make any major corrections from now on, only minor ones.

Below is the 19 by 8.5 inch preliminary study.  Notice that, having been very happy with the study, I have stayed very close to it in the initial block-in.

Snapshots of a painting in progress

I have just begun work on a major piece - my studio painting for the 2011 Grand Canyon Celebration of Art.  I plan to post images as I progress.  This first image is the beginning of the block-in in acrylic with the preliminary painting leaning against the canvas .  The preliminary painting is 19 by 8.25 inches.  The canvas is 50 by 22 inches.