05/24/2024
One of my very first southwestern art paintings. 11" X 14" acrylic on either masonite or canvas board. Painted around 2005. I saw this picture of the Grand Canyon at dawn, when the sun is just peeping over the horizon. The mesas in the foreground are various shades of a light hazy violet, getting bolder and more defined as they get closer to the viewer. I had originally planned to paint it monochromatic but I tried a little dab of blue green and monochromatic went by the wayside. I lost track of the number of layers of hazy purple I added to get the effect just right. I had no idea that it would turn out this way.