Saturday, August 1, 2009

Two from Badwater


"Second Sunrise"
12 x 18
pastel on Art Spectrum Colourfix paper

"Second Sunrise" depicts a lone runner starting the ascent out of Panamint Valley on the second morning of the race. The Panamint dry lake beds are illuminated in the background, climbing to the top of Father Crowley lookout.



"On The First Part Of The Journey"
12 x 18
pastel on Art Spectrum Colourfix paper

"On The First Part of the Journey" is an image of a runner dwarfed by the colorful rocks of early morning of the long, hot first day of the Badwater race.

2 comments:

  1. Rich. Strong colors. How do you like working with the Colourfix, if you don't mind my asking?

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  2. Thanks Robert. I love Colourfix, one of my favorite papers for most of my cactus paintings. I like that it has such a good tooth for large strokes in the background. It's not the best for detail. I am still experiementing with as many new papers that come out, they all lend themselves best to different styles of painting. I see that you joined my running blog site . Thank you, and I hope you enjoy it. I'll take a look at your work!

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