This scene was another inspired by my trip out to the canyons of the West this year. When we visited Bryce Canyon, distant rain storms could be seen, casting a thin veil of rain over the far-away cliffs. This was another very challenging scene to paint. There is tremendous depth to the scene, and one can't simply hide the mid-ground behind trees since you're standing on the rim of a canyon, looking over the middle distance. Next, Bryce Canyon has distinctive colors and rock formations, but trying to paint the spires of countless hoodoos vanishing into the distance would be an exercise in futility; I was able suggest at the shapes of the rocks and trees, and I think that worked out pretty well. Finally, getting the foreground to look right wasn't easy until I settle on letting it mostly be in shadow so it stood out from the very bright rocks beyond. In all, this was not an easy painting, but I'm happy with the results - I think it captures the vast scale of the scene and looks like Bryce Canyon.
Acrylic Painting: 14" x 17"
