I worked on this painting today, a landscape is based on a vacation photo taken decades ago (see post for January 2nd). The location is the Boulder Overlook; this is a view of the Flatirons seen from the overlook, with Boulder off to the right. As you drive north from Denver, this overlook offers the first glimpse of the Boulder. I have loved this overlook since we first moved to Boulder back in 68 and I still get emotional whenever we go back to visit. Today I made one more adjustment to the mountain shapes. There was a lot of white left to paint in the foreground, but first I added some underpainting in pale pastel colors to add variety and depth. Then I used purple to emphasize a line of foliage on the little ridge in the foreground. Finally I added white washes to the sky and to the snowy areas in the foreground. I think I need to add another layer or two of white, but this is nearly done. To be continued. . . .
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