The Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado is a deep cleft in the ground with almost vertical cliffs of rock leading down to a whitewater river thousands of feet below.
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| Black Canyon of the Gunnison, casein, 5 x 8 inches |
Rudyard Kipling described an 1889 visit: "We entered a gorge, remote from the sun, where the rocks were two thousand feet sheer, and where a rock splintered river roared and howled ten feet below a track which seemed to have been built on the simple principle of dropping miscellaneous dirt into the river and pinning a few rails a-top. There was a glory and a wonder and a mystery about the mad ride, which I felt keenly..."
The sun disappears behind clouds, so I try to reconstruct the light effect from memory. A thunderstorm is coming, so I pack up quickly and run back before the rain and lightning comes.
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That's very impressive !
ReplyDeleteThe lighting is beautifully rendered. What paint did you use? I cannot tell from the palette.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pierangelo. KM, it's casein, very similar to gouache.
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely fantastic
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