All three of these sketches and paintings were done on location in Zion National Park. In this case I chose an intriguing rock formation above Temple of Sinawava and did a quick pencil study in [...]

Instead of looking for the big picture, I looked a little closer at the rock formations above me and found an interesting pattern of light and shadow on the rock face. I framed the small scene [...]

By leaving out the foreground I could move the viewer quickly to my center of interest. This was painted on location as part of the “Zion National Park plein air invitational [...]