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Painting the
"Autumn Trail"
This painting was the result of a
trip to Arches National Park near Moab, Utah in 2004. My friend
Jean and I were hiking around the area on a beautiful October
morning. I kept stopping and taking pictures of the landscape (hundreds of them as
it turned out). Everywhere I looked was magical. Just another day
in canyon country!
When I returned to my studio I
uploaded my photos onto my computer where they sat on my hard drive
until mid January 2006 when I rediscovered them and began sketching
and finally painting. I worked on this painting for a few weeks
along with two other pieces. I wasn't certain if I liked the piece
enough to finish it so I stopped working on it in March. I was
pretty sure I was going to abandon the piece altogether and use the
canvas for another painting. It sat unfinished and unloved in a
corner of my studio until November when a couple of visitors saw the
piece and told me how much they liked it. So, in light of this and
some other favorable comments I had, I reevaluated the work
and resumed painting on it in December. I finally finished on
January 27th 2007, a year almost to the day after I
began. It took 232 hours 20 minutes to paint (a form of
self-flagellation). However, I am very happy with the results!
From the original oil painting, I have produced a limited edition
giclée print on canvas and on paper. If
you have not been to Moab, you have really missed something! |
