Devil’s Backbone First Light

10×20 Oils on stretched canvas

I feel more strongly about a scene if I actually was there and I think that I make a better painting when I have a memory or feelings about the scene. This certainly was true with Devil’s Backbone First Light. I was filled with powerful memories of the scene, made more significant by spending time with family there, and I had my 3 plein air studies, and my photos. Only my memory held the actual lighting I wanted to portray.

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