I'm posting this because it has a good story. Leaving the cabin about 6 in the evening, I headed out across the forest making lots of noise to alert the bear and other critters (I did run across a griz one time doing this.)
Anyway, the drops were already beginning to fall and, although I'm not usually a big vista kind of painter, this is what was easily available with the rain coming. Mountains first and then I hit the sky because that was changing quickly. As the rain increased I moved to the bottom and just got in the river as the storm hit. Everything got soaked. Rivulets were running off the canvas. I've been asked why I don't use water soluble oils more often and this is the reason: The painting would have ended in a color pool at my feet.
This image looks dark on my laptop. Check back in a few days....I may correct it.
Speaking of critters, two red fox showed up early in the week. This boulder is less than twenty feet from the cabin. Later I found that their den was about 150 feet away and I've spent the time watching the kits play as they wait for their parents to bring in the next meal.
Wow! What a great spot to shack up and paint Darrell!.....and I really love this painting! It has an immediacy that only a good plein air painting can achieve....and just enough information. This viewer is moved to pull his hood up and look for cover...=]
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