Kate Withers - 'Painting Space'

This piece was inspired by my explorations of the Awapa Plateau .. a vast high-elevation region just outside Capitol Reef in Utah.  Large swaths of open rolling meadows are dotted with thick stands of trees clustered together as protection from the formidable winds. Nice and cool up here on hot summer days .. great camping .. one of my favorite places in this great state. 18x18     oil on canvas

**Update .. repainted this piece .. improved the composition from too linear .. more broken areas .. bigger trees and road .. increased color .. added ravens ..  compare and see what you think :) 30x30 oil     gallery-wrapped canvas     - view at the Rim Rock Restaurant in Torrey Utah - Previous version: And in it's polished wood frame:

30x30 canvas... a few stages of the 'Sandy Ranch' .. on the border of Capitol Reef NP: initial shapes.. first phase adding more contrast and color defining where the painting is might be going ... Getting there .. firming up.. now on to the refinements. *This is not the finished painting .. see the finished painting in the post above.