Rattlesnake Bar #10

This is one of my favorite places to paint. I love the low red clay bluff.

low bluff 8x10

This is out at Rattlesnake Bar. I think this ridge is under water during non-drought years, which we of course never have in California any more. Right now this has got to be the dustiest place on earth. There are a bunch of four wheel drive trails out here and the recreational vehicles have been pulverizing the ground for about four months. In the area where I was painting everything is covered with super fine gray dust.

Rattlesnake Bar #9 10x8

This painting is from the same area as yesterdays. As you can see, the air was quite a bit cleaner.

Rattlesnake Bar #8 8x6

It's still smoky. I do sort of like how the smoke heightens the atmospheric perspective.

dirt road 6x8

It was about 104 today. Painting at night has a lot going for it compared to this heat.