"Sierra Snow II" ©

Usually an artist would avoid a big dark patch in the middle of a composition. This little study was all about trying to capture the color temperature change in the gully where the snow was blocked from the sun. There is enough information here to create a larger studio piece, which is one of the benefits to small plein air studies. In a larger painting I would move the gully over and play up the lit brush to help direct the viewer through the piece.

Oil on canvas, 6" X 8"


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"Sierra Snow" ©

This is another view at R-Ranch in the Sequoia Forest. After the weekend storm I can just imagine several feet of snow covering all the small brush.

Oil on canvas, 6" X 8"

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"Floater In White" ©

The half frozen lake at R-Ranch had hundreds of ducks, nibbling, preening and floating. The lake really was frozen, I pushed my boot against a sheet of ice near the shore, sending out cracks several feet away from the pressure. Can you imagine being so well insulated that you could float around in ice water perfectly comfortable?

Oil on Canvas, 6" X 8"

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"Splash Of Snow" ©

Out on horseback I came across this view during last weekends trip to R-Ranch in the Sequoias. Snow was splashed about in the shade and gully's that the sun couldn't reach. It was perfect for sunny Southern California painters that aren't conditioned for cold. We painted the snow without suffering!

Oil on Canvas, 16" X 20"