Will in the Black Rock Dessert

This is a picture of my friend's son Will who was in the Black Rock dessert for testing the rocket launch as the Boy Scout science project. When I first saw the picture of a young man in the scorching hot and dry dessert environment, I said to myself that's a good picture to paint. After 2 years with all the distractions and excuses, I finally did it..... it's a long journey !

Field

This is another angle of the rolling hills (from the previous post). I especially like the tall Eucalyptus tree in the field. It created an interesting layers of subjects in this landscape painting.

Looking up

In the middle of my paintout session last summer, this group of horseback riders stroll into my scene. That was one of the most magical moments for a plein air painter.