Postcard from the Sierra’s

Continuing with the Autumn theme I started in the last blog entry, here is a recently finished painting of some Autumn leaves.  In fact, it is titled, “Autumn Leaves on Rocks.”

I took the original photograph in October of 2008 while camping about halfway up the eastern slope of the Sierras, between Mono Lake and Yosemite (I recently showed you another photo of this area). It was so beautiful there in the fall, although I remember how cold it was at night, snuggled in my sleeping blanket inside a tent.

This was the time when me and my camera were traveling all over the Western US, before I moved to Tucson.  That was a great time, full of great memories, even if it was a bit too cold at times. I later figured out how to make it warm enough for me at night.  After a few months of that, I settled down in Tucson where it is plenty warm at night and I could sleep in a bed.

Anyway, I do love this image, both as a photo and now as a painting. I only wish I could make it larger here to show you all the brush strokes. Look for more Autumn paintings in the future. By the way, I have put together a collection of my newest paintings on my Website, although this one is so new it is not on there yet. Please take a look, if you like.