"Fresh Dusting" 8x10 Oil on Linen
This is a little piece from Teton National Park in Jackson WY. I spent a few splendid days their at the end of a painting trip I took earlier this year. As much as I love the quaintness of little paintings, their is really no way to fully capture the majesty you feel as you are quite frankly dwarfed in the presence of these wonders of God's creation.
One of the best examples I know of in recent memory to emphasize this point is a painting I saw at the Joslyn Art Museum located in Omaha, NE. One of my favorite paintings in the entire museum is a huge painting and the artist was either Thomas Cole or Thomas Moran - I believe it was Cole not sure though so I'm putting the disclaimer. I took a picture of my wife in front of it while I was there and it truly captures the scale of the painting. You'll have to forgive me because I didn't write down the name of the painting but you'll get the point. It is absolutely fabulous.
As you can see... larger paintings really capture the grandeur of mountains and the landscape that smaller paintings sometimes can't. That being said, most of us don't have room for a 8 - 10 ft. painting on our walls either.... if you get a chance head down to the Joslyn and see it for yourself.
I really like today's painting! It would be cool to see it as big a the one at Joslin which is beautiful too, except I think you'd need a bigger door for the studio! :)
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