When I first moved to Colorado, our summer afternoons always included a fast-moving rain shower.  Last week, I saw the cl ouds heading our way, and the rain slanting down, a perfect backdrop for the red sandstone of Garden of the Gods.

I used bold juicy strokes of paint, and interpretive color to show the dynamic energy of the air and rain stirring up the landscape - the bold strokes can be difficult to manage, requiring some dexterity in handling the paint, but worth the effort for the story they tell.   You can almost read the motion of the brush as you look at the individual strokes.

Looking at this painting, I feel the moving energy of the living landscape, and remember the joy and challenge of the moving brush, the mixing of the paint - this painting makes me feel alive!

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