Art Journal

This is a painting copy I did of a James Reynolds painting - well not exactly a copy. I was trying to match the style and the color of a particular painting of his.  But I changed the composition to more closely match a photo I took on the road between Ouray and Silverton CO and I also changed the shape of the painting. They say it's good to copy the paintings of the masters to improve your own work.  One thing I learned, at least in this painting, he used a lot of prussian blue.

From the configuration of the mountains in the distance I am pretty sure he used this particular scene on this particular road for his inspiration. Here's his painting, but I could not find the title although I have it down somewhere. I would love to have his book on landscape painting but it's currently out of print. If anyone wants to buy the painting, I'd be willing to sell it.  His painting is below, mine below that.

Here's the painting I did,  After James Reynolds, 20 x 24