"Chisos Mountains"

2007

"En Plein Air": Terlingua, Texas

Acrylic on canvas 20 x 14

In Febuary of 2007 we took a road trip through West Texas ending up at my little sisters house in Terlinqua. Along the way, we were inspired and awed by the magnificient yet rugged beauty of the mountains and deserts. Over every mountain we drove was another AWESOME view... even more spectacular than the one before!

Needless to say, once we arrived in Terlingua, we were awe struck and saturated with the beauty of the desert, cacti and mountains!

This painting was done one morning when we were sitting on my lil sista's front porch admiring the Chisos Mountains that border Big Bend. The morning light kept changing so dramatically...creating new colors every moment. It was at that moment I decided to pull out my portable easel and paints in an effort to capture this beauty. Voila...this is the end result. This painting now holds a place of honor on the wall in our bedroom. I revisit that moment of the majestic grandeur and inspiration of this mountain view every time I see it!!!