Studio painting in progress "Arch in the Snow"

Here is a 30 x 40 canvas I am working on this week in the studio. I am doing another time lapse video of this painting but it might be a week until I am done so I thought I would share this little painting in progress. I do love the way the snow clings to the shadow side of everything in the canyon country of Utah. It my be a sunny desert, but trust me its a dang cold desert. Last November Rhonda and I camped over near Goblin Valley and we nearly froze! For those of you hoping for some plein air work from me sorry the days are to short. I decided to dedicate myself to the studio until late spring so I can finish my day of teaching and then get to a good location in time to actually set up and paint. So enjoy the studio work!
