Echo Amphitheatre Abiquiu, III

This completes the panorama moving from right to left. Can't you just see the smoke signal issuing from the top of this rock?

Echo Amphitheatre Abiquiu, II

Moving my view to the left from the first painting, this is the view just left of the actual "amphitheatre". This day wasn't so dramatic weatherwise as that of yesterday. The thing about this view is the markings towards the top that look like designs from an Navajo rug. At first, I thought that someone had artfully added these designs to resemble the rugs, but on closer inspection and introspection, I realized that these natural markings were probably inspiration for the rug designer many years ago. Yes, I know, elementary, Watson.

Woods off Plot Rd.

Just a short drive from the Studio Center on a country road. No matter where I go here, there is a beautiful scene.

Into the Woods

This is the painting that I did yesterday.  Sitting there gazing at the trees was so peaceful.   I was also trying to be in a meditative state as I painted.  The flies did intrude, but as I said yesterday, I won.

Roses

I put these roses with magnolia leaves and set it in a south window.  I wanted to capture the glowing yellows and soft oranges of the flowers.  This was sort of a time out painting from my larger painting that I've been working on for the past week.  So even though it is fairly large, I didn't spend much time on it.  The flowers are so gorgeous that I think I'll have another go at it later today.