This is a scene from a once-in-fifty-years mass bloom of lupine up on Bald Hills Road in Redwood National Park. I was fighting a cold, but my husband drove me up there late one afternoon so that I could see it and get pictures. The location is about an hour from our house. Click to buy it here
Takhi Mare, Hustai National Park, Mongolia 8x10 oil on canvasboard
I’m running a little behind, so I’ll cover the art stuff that’s going to Mongolia with me next week. In the meantime, I think I’ve solved the hot-water-in-the-ger-problem with a nifty little “stove” that uses solid fuel cubes and is specifically ok for use in tents. More later once it gets here.
I thought that I would share a few images of the creation of this study.
Initial drawing and shadow shapesAdding the medium tones and basic huesPutting in a background toneModeling the form and refining the drawingCorrecting the shapes and working on the backgroundAnd...the finished study!
As usual, there was a cat working hard, right near by: