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Jul 19, 2014
Media: Oil Sketch on Ampersand Gessoboard
Size: 4x6 in
This
Oil Sketch was painted back on October 5th after leaving Salida. The golds & russets of Autumn were
stunning, especially when set against the deep forest greens of pine and fir
covered slopes, as I made my way through intermittent snow-showers in the San
Juan Mountains, and over the Monarch Pass, at somewhat over eleven thousand
feet (if I remember correctly). Later after passing through Gunnison and turning
South on Hwy 149, I spotted a forest road leading to the Powderhorn Lakes
Trailhead and setup my first camp some miles down that road. A lovely clear night
and the temperature dropped into the teens (Fahrenheit), but it was a dry cold
and I remained toastie in my sleeping bags. The next morning I painted this Oil sketch,
the first of the Journey; the inaugural
work for those to come. For those tech-heads out there, the pigments used were
Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Venetian Red, Cobalt Blue, a bit of Cerulean, a
little Sap Green (Permanent), Cremnitz and Titanium Whites; all from Winsor
& Newton except for the Sap Green which I believe was either M. Graham or
Gamblin (sorry, but my colour box is out in my truck).
This
Oil Sketch was painted back on October 5th after leaving Salida. The golds & russets of Autumn were
stunning, especially when set against the deep forest greens of pine and fir
covered slopes, as I made my way through intermittent snow-showers in the San
Juan Mountains, and over the Monarch Pass, at somewhat over eleven thousand
feet (if I remember correctly). Later after passing through Gunnison and turning
South on Hwy 149, I spotted a forest road leading to the Powderhorn Lakes
Trailhead and setup my first camp some miles down that road. A lovely clear night
and the temperature dropped into the teens (Fahrenheit), but it was a dry cold
and I remained toastie in my sleeping bags. The next morning I painted this Oil sketch,
the first of the Journey; the inaugural
work for those to come. For those tech-heads out there, the pigments used were
Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Venetian Red, Cobalt Blue, a bit of Cerulean, a
little Sap Green (Permanent), Cremnitz and Titanium Whites; all from Winsor
& Newton except for the Sap Green which I believe was either M. Graham or
Gamblin (sorry, but my colour box is out in my truck).
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