Embracing the cold this winter, I did a painting of the Boulder Flatirons caked in snow. Funny thing is that this photo I used for reference was take in MAY after a mid spring snowstorm a few years ago!
We also spent a weekend recently in Colorado Springs and I took a stab at doing a 1 hour plein air painting in the cold. Wow! That was revealing. I now see how slowly I normally paint. I definitely left wishing I had another hour or two. Below is a comparison of a one hour painting of Pike Peak and a 20 hour painting of the same peak done years ago:
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| Pikes Peak - 1 hour plein air |
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| 1 hour |
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| 20 hours |
