3:31 PM: my intention as i entered the studio this morning was to stay relaxed & allow w-cup 3 to go where it needed to go. and that i did. it could now very well be titled sunset header. i love skies and i love the creek, both of which now play an important role in the composition. lately, i’ve been photographing our sunsets practically every afternoon, like the one you see BELOW. so i’m intimately engaged with the greys, the pinks, the mauves…
so the world cup soccer player gains new meaning as he flies over the creek at sunset. the referee to the right has thus far survived the transition, and looks on in awe.
w-cup 3 as it looked at the end of my painting day today
4pm: looking west across the valley during our Stupa walk yesterday
8:54 AM: as the storm clouds rolled in preceding last night’s snow storm, we took our afternoon Stupa walk, which ended early because it began snowing. our view of the valley at that hour was spectacular, and i tried to capture it using the panorama function on my iphone. the temperature was 45° so the precip fell as a mix of rain & snow, with very high winds driving the rain against our bed room window, which made a loud pounding sound. we ended up with .44” of new precipitation, which was likely over a foot on the peaks above 11,000 ft. a very good statrt to 2023!