63.  Original Plein Air Watercolor Painting, “Plein Air, Cow Field Escalante, 9.24.24”, watercolor and white gouache, 22 x 30”, 2024

Location: Escalante, UT

Event: Escalante Canyons Art Festival

Event Awards: 2nd Place Overall; Artist’s Choice Award

This painting I made in the evening of my one full day of painting in Escalante for the Escalante Canyons Art Festival. I was intrigued by the cows in fields, and was trying to find ways to paint them. In the background are the rock formations to the north of the town of Escalante.