Yesterday's trip with DIS Plein Air Club - affectionately calling ourselves Pigment Pandas - took us to Devil's Backbone (west of Loveland.) It was well worth the trip... even though, with my late start, I easily spent twice as much time driving as painting. Still, in the course of an hour or two, I was able to get a quick study, and take some photos.
And what a cool place! You can see from the pictures, it is simply breathtaking.
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| Can you see it? Can you spot the human skull? |
On the way up, I saw a rock formation that - to me - looked like a profile of a human skull. I'm glad I took a couple photos, because on the way back, the light had changed, and it sure didn't look like that any more. LOL
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| NOW can you see it? |
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The Keyhole, where we were situated, is a very scenic spot,
very popular for photographs. |
My main focus, given the limited time, was to work quickly, and not waste time on extraneous details.
I picked the view that had the highest initial 'Woo' factor (when you look at something and go: "Woo!") and got down to it.
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| I picked my view.... |
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| ...and got to painting! |
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Clay paints while the rest of us keep a lookout
for Rohirim and Imperial Walkers... |
And here's the final study.
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| Devil's Backbone Gouache, 9x12" |
There was lots of great scenery, very other-worldly... yes, almost Tolkien-esque...
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| On the way back, Preston hears Warg Riders approaching... |
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| Hm... looks like a good spot to build a hobbit-hole... |
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| View along the ridge... and this is just one section... |
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| Alpaca sighting near the trailhead.... |
The area is very scenic. I definitely want to return to this area for more drawing, painting, and photos. Plus, it's just a cool area to be. :)
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