Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Iron Mountain Study


On my easel is a giant canvas where a forest is finally coming together, but I`ve been taking some breaks to do small things. This is from a new walk I`m enjoying. It`s a former quarry, now a vertical park clinging to the side of a mountain. Much of the steel used to build early Portland, came from the iron mined here.
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11 comments:

  1. Katherine van SchoonhovenNovember 10, 2010 at 5:02 PM

    Nice and dreamy with the drips of the rocks. Must have been raining, again.

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  2. MaureenNovember 10, 2010 at 5:48 PM

    Vividly realized, with great perspective.

    Interesting to know the use of the iron ore.

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  3. Carol MarineNovember 10, 2010 at 7:27 PM

    Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.

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  4. Don GrayNovember 11, 2010 at 1:08 AM

    Those calligraphic trees are fabulous!

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  5. Kim RempelNovember 11, 2010 at 5:21 AM

    Love, love, love...

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  6. kateNovember 11, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    This composition is so vital. Something about the compression of the top third and those chaotic black limbs against the yellow . . .

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  7. Jean-Baptiste PelardonNovember 11, 2010 at 1:36 PM

    Oh, we can hear the thunder sound of the deep digged earth!

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  8. Cynthia SchelzigNovember 11, 2010 at 4:05 PM

    Just beautiful......I don´t find the words........

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  9. SamArtDogNovember 11, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    Look! The light of the world is in that rugged hole.

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  10. Frances VettergreenNovember 11, 2010 at 10:05 PM

    That is really beautiful. glad I found your blog.

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  11. Bob LafondNovember 19, 2010 at 7:19 PM

    I am happy to learn that you have found a quarry to dig.

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