Art Journal

Lumpy Ridge in the park has rocky cliffs, some aspen groves and some scenic views across the valley toward longs Peak. It's a fairly good place to go and paint with lost of subject variety. I went there in May and after wandering around a bit doing some sketches decided to paint the aspen grove nearby. I loved how the aspen went from dark to light from top to bottom while the ground plane went from light to dark making for a lot of contrast at the bottom and minimal contrast at the top.

Morning in the Aspen, 9 x 12