"The Narrows"
24x32
oil on canvas board
Once again, I repainted an old canvas. I painted the first version in 2009 and it just seemed too cool in color to me. So I took off the frame and tried again! That was not an easy process, as I discovered that the framer had nailed the painting into the frame with quite a few nails! This is a scene from the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. I warmed up the color of the cliffs and the trees and darkened the crevises in the side of the cliffs. I put a bit more detail in the background, putting in warm green trees. Then I lightened up the water and the ground in the valley. I also lightened up the mountains in the far background. The light on the cliffs seemed to be a bit stark, so I changed the color from a yellow-white to a softer lavender. Hopefully I can finally sell this monster. This is the largest painting I've ever painted. I was advised by several people that I ought to paint larger paintings, but they just don't seem to sell. People around here don't want to spend much money on paintings.