Storm clouds north of Cherry Creek Utah 11 x14 oil on canvas

I got a chance to spend an hour or two in my studio today looking at the drawings and photographs I took out along the Pony Express route last week. When I decided to go out west I was thinking about Maynard Dixon and some of his big sky desert compositions so I felt lucky that I got a day with all kinds of clouds. I liked the movement in the clouds when I saw them. I think I will paint these clouds again and modify the composition a bit move and enhance the focal point and have more sky and even less ground, like my sketchbook drawing. Check back later this week and I’ll add the new composition to this post.

Another Cloud study north of cherry creek 12 x 16 oil on linen

I captured more of the circular shape I was first attracted to out on the desert in this study.

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One Response to “Pony Express trip – storm cloud study”

1. Derek says:

   August 13, 2010 at 6:41 pm

   I think Maynard Dixon would be impressed! I have one of your paintings on my wall and it never fails that someone remarks how lovely it is…..I couldn’t agree more.