Colors of Colorado (Near Manitou Springs): Painting as of January 6, 2026

Here is my painting as it looked on January 6th when I had finished working on it.  The color scheme and composition were the same, but I added more white clouds to the sky.  I used highlighting to suggest sunlight hitting the mountain tops, adding more definition to the shapes.  I had a lot of painting to do for my solo show in March, so I was glad that this painting came to together so quickly, So I  put it aside for a while and started another painting. But it wouldn't really be finished for a while.  To be continued. . .

Colors of Colorado (Near Manitou Springs): Painting as of January 4, 2026

Recently I have posted the photos that inspired this painting, so now I am finally posting an image of my painting as it looked on January 4th.  I did a good amount on this for the first day.  I managed to establish the composition and color scheme, and even paint the sky.  This was coming together quickly that day, maybe because I was thinking about getting things done for my solo show in March..  In any case, I kept working on it throughout the day, and here is how it looked after my last painting session that day.  To be continued. . . .

Painting Progress: Colors of Colorado (Near Colorado Springs) Reference for Painting

I previously posted a rough 2011 photo taken near Manitou Springs that was the inspiration for a painting.. It was January 3rd 2026 whenI cropped that photo to get this composition, used Painter to downplay the wires, simplified the foreground, and enhanced the color with digital pastel and posterizing effect.  This was the image I used as a reference for painting.

Painting Progress: Colors of Colorado (Near Manitou Springs) Inspiration for Painting

This view of the mountains is cropped from the background of a photo that I took in 2011 during a visit to Colorado Springs. This was taken from a parking lot, not too far from the Broadmoor.   This is a very rough photo; you can see rooftops, electric lights, and a yield sign, not to mention all those electric wires in the sky. This was the inspiration of a painting that I began early in 2026.  To be continued.