"Grand Canyon"

One of my most ambitious projects yet, about the same size as my earlier townscape of Sarlat. The work was done on a Uart sanded paper about 12" x 18" inch in size. I loved the color of the flowing river, the light bouncing off the edge of the canyon walls at the vanishing point and the amazing texture of the rocks and the banks on either side. I used a watercolor under-painting over which I painted first with Mungyo pastels followed by Sennelier. Took some time for me to be satisfied with the final picture but this is one of my favorites.

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