Okay. Yes, this is the same painting. After I looked at it for a few days--which I normally do with all of my paintings--I decided to make a few modifications. (With watercolor that is sometimes difficult to do as any watercolorist knows) You can compare this with the previous. (15" x 22")
Autumn colors are my favorites, especially yellows. When morning or afternoon light filters through multi-colored leaves they scintillate with unmatched beauty; for me it's almost a glimpse of celestial illumination, or what I imagine such light to be. Although the yellows in this photo are close, they are not quite the same as those in the original painting. For some reason the camera (probably the flash) made them orange rather than the cool yellows I used: lemon yellow. (15" x 22")
I recently purchased Ian Roberts's book Mastering Composition. This gem contains many landscape paintings, and although Roberts seems to be primarily an oil painter, the principles he explains apply to any two-dimensional art medium. I've enjoyed reading it and intend to refer to it often. (See Miscellaneous: Creative Authenticity.)
I like the arrangement of these boulders. They fell a long way from the top of the rock face in the background.
Duck Creek is a beautiful location. In fact, most of Cedar Mountain is noteworthy for its beauty. This includes Brianhead, Panguitch Lake, and Cedar Breaks where you can see the pinnacles of far-off Zion Park. (22" x 15")
So as to clear up any confusion, this Parker is not the town/city of Parker located south of Lake Havasu, but rather it's a small ranch in the House Rock Valley located near the Vermillion Cliffs east of Jacob Lake.
(just off the Kaibab)
A polluted pool near Etna. Someone had thrown several railroad ties and a couple of 55 gallon drums over the side of a bank beside the road and down into this small pool. It had a kind of surreal menacing beauty. (11" x 15
