"Courthouse Butte, Christmas Eve"5x7, oil
Available from Windrush Gallery
As I write this early Christmas morning, a light frost covers the rocks, and all is quiet, even the coyotes. The sun has not yet risen, but it's close. A star or two still twinkles overhead. After sunrise, we're going to hike to the top of Doe Mesa to get a grand view, and then down into Fay Canyon to see a little snow. We did have snow this week, but it's mostly gone, persisting only in the shadows.
Last night I went out to paint the view above the house. It's a glorious panorama, but I chose to focus on Courthouse Butte and the long shadows cast by Cathedral Rock, just out of the frame on the right. I'm looking forward later this winter to taking a 12x24 panel up there and painting more of it.
Have a blessed Christmas, everyone.
