Walking Up the Rise

As you walk up the rise on my brother’s land to look out at Horsefly Mesa, there is a stunning moment when you can see the sky both under and above the boughs of the ponderosa pines. I like the sweep of the land and foliage against the sweep of the sky and wanted to capture it before we leave tomorrow.

This is a gouache and pastel sketch on a 12 x 12 inch black Derwent paper.