Jackson Hole Chapel
Painting #3
Oil on 8" x 36"
Painting #3
Oil on 8" x 36"
Gallery Wrap Canvas
I can only say that I wish my dreams would come true, and that I was painting on location in Jackson Hole....escaping the brutal Texas heat. After painting two versions of this chapel, I was not satisfied. So I started slapping the paint on the mountains with a palette knife and got loose on this canvas. At one point the grass in the foreground was green.....and it blended in too much with the aspen trees. So I did scrape the paint off the fence and ground. I have been known to have "issues" with green before....everyone at the studio knows that I can get into trouble with green paint. So I used Naples Yellow, Yellow Ochre and some Raw Umber on the ground. I did have my struggles with this painting, but was happy with the end results. This was a commission piece and now hangs in the Harris' home in Dallas, Texas. Have a great day, and thanks for viewing this blog! Stay cool.
