Sketching on the runway.
Sketching on the runway.
Outside of Tucson Arizona. A bit of Photoshop in this one as well as ArtRage.
My wife was just driving home through one of the canyons late this afternoon and she mentioned that a fire just started right above her on the road she was traversing. Fire trucks were just getting there. But they closed the road just after she got through.
And yes, I recognize the orange cast you gave that one with the car when your area had fires.
I really like the Arizona one. Great way to show the colors of those hills and surrounds. Nice rich palette you used. Adds life to it.
"Not a bit is wasted and the best is yet to come. . ." -- remembered from a dream
A quick sketch of a sock monkey at my dads house.
I was looking at a lot of Fred Cummings work when I painted this. Not that it looks like anything he would paint, but there was a small influence.
4am painting of my dads back yard in Dewey, Arizona. Kind of a spontaneous session.
Indeed about the global warming palette.
Yeah. I think I was more alarmed than her because she called me in process and I only had my knowledge of the road and an overwhelming concern especially hearing it over the phone. The fire was close to the road and there's nowhere to escape on those narrow roads if the traffic is locked. Not like on the freeway where there are multiple lanes in two directions. I've experienced that once but it was being contained.
She was on a one lane road each way. They're roads carved out of the hills which are too steep for any vehicle except on roads. And these fires can spread super fast down here where it's dry scrub. Anyway, she had just passed the fire before they closed the road. They apparently got it put out before it got away from them. Cheers to the firefighters around here. But it's scary as hell because it can and does get away from them enough that it's always a real thing.
"Not a bit is wasted and the best is yet to come. . ." -- remembered from a dream
Absolutely nuts. Glad she made it home safely. My dad was seeing the Prescott area fires in AZ glowing in the night sky from his home in Dewey. He was insisting on staying there until forced to evacuate. Luckily the fire was put out before it could cause further devastation and reach his home.
Outside Prescott Arizona.