Oil on panel, 8 x10 inches, framed in gallery-quality frame
Artist's studio
$575
 
About this oil:
This was painted on-site in the middle of a cold rain storm in the Wind River Mountains. My companions on the trip decided to do some fly fishing. I wasn't interested in standing in the sleet and rain to fish so I set up my easel under the protection of a camper shell.
 
The painting flowed easily...at first. But within 45 minutes of starting, the temperature dropped, leaving my hands almost frozen to the brush, and the paint congealed. At that point I stopped, determine to finish the piece in the comfort (and warmth!) of my studio.
 
Once I was back in the my studio, it only took another 45 minutes to add the finishing touches: an edge here, a little more puch of color there. Even with the studio finish, the piece feels fresh and brings me back to that cold and damp day on the river.