The San Miguel Mountains are a well-known backdrop to Telluride, Colorado. They rise to the east above Telluride and are so massively high that even hours after sunrise, they cast a strong shadow on themselves and the town below. The shadow is almost like a curtain; it nearly blocks all the light on the mountains. Then, as the sun rises, the shadow lifts, revealing the rich alpine landscape.
I painted about a mile west of the town, in the space where the shadow was being replaced by the sunlit leaves of the cottonwoods, willows, and grasses.
Deliberate Sketching 
Absolutely awesome! AL
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Thank you, Annie!
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Beautiful painting.
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Thank you, Laura Kate!
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