After working seriously on a series of landscapes, I decided to use up some leftover paint that was on my palette. My colors remind me of expressionist paintings.
I joined the "Art Mingle" group in Boise and we came up with the idea of working in a series. I decided to take my photo from our trip to Stanley a while ago and divide it into sections. Stanley, Idaho (population 69) is the entry to the Sawtooth Mountains, lakes, hiking, fishing etc. recreational opportunities in Idaho (there are many others too). I divided my photo (below) into sections. The two on the easel show the middle sections. I'm calling these "Call of the Mountains".
This is the right section of the photo. I got bored with the plain sky and decided to make a stormy sky. I am not happy with that either and will probably change it again.
I haven't done the left side of the photo so I have to think about that some more. Not sure if I want it in the same style of painting or something different. Anyway, this has been a fun project.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
