Recent work From Billings

Rim-Rock, Looking North. Pastel on Ampersand pastel-board, 16x20 in.

In the last week I've painted four new works. The large one above is a view of the Rim-rock looking North, as is the first of the three immediately below. The second is of Grand Prismatic hot spring in Yellowstone, and the right is a sunrise from about a month ago. The large work is 16x20 and the three smaller paintings are 8x10 inches, all pastel on ampersand pastel-board.

Rim Rock Billings, Pastel 8x10 inches

Grand Prismatic, Yellowstone, Pastel 8x10 inches

Sunrise Billings, Pastel 8x10 inches

The snow in Montana is very different than NC. Here it is very powdery and doesn't pack together well. What I find most interesting is how radically different the landscapes are in winter, compared to summer. The temperatures are consistently cold enough for the snow to stay around for most of winter. This makes for interesting warm-cool relationships between the local sandstone rim and the snow on the ground, which reflects a myriad of blues and purples.