I recently completed this large painting of a sunset which was inspired by Palo Duro Canyon in the Panhandle. In reality the sunset actually occurred in New Mexico but the foreground was too distracting to be a part of the painting so I took artistic license and added the mesas in the foreground. I have been working with oil pastel to see how the medium performed on a larger piece than I normally paint in soft dry pastel. I am expecting to complete the framing without the glazing necessary for dry pastel. I photographed it on my patio under the dappled light of the huge oak in our yard. I like the effect of the shadows.
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