This is probably the first painting to directly come out of last year's tour round the National Parks in SW USA and is of a memorable time when about 4.00 in the afternoon a rainstorm came down the Grand Canyon towards us and we had to dash for shelter. Apparently at that time of year it pretty much happened every afternoon (July). All those shots I took of the landscapes I saw didn't really fit the theme of the "Home Land" series as they were too specific to quite famous locations so very little was used of those photos... until now.
I'm painting it as my entry for the annual show organised by the International Guild Of Realism with the exhibition in a gallery in Santa Fe later this year. If it doesn't get in I will put it up for sale on Artfinder, got to hurry up though it's nearing the deadline....
This is the tonal underpainting stage using my usual mix of Burnt Sienna and Dioxazine Purple thinned with Liquin and applied with a rag and a couple of brushes.
Oil on linen 22" x 16".
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