Big Thompson on a Roll

This is a plein air pastel, which means that I had to trust the weather. I don't know what happens to pastels if they get wet and I don't want to find out! I guess they melt. I climbed down what seemed like 500 tall steps to the Big Thompson river to one of my favorite views of the river and realized I'd left my cell phone in the car. I always have it in case I need to take a photo if I don't finish the painting. Oh, well. About two thirds of the way through the pastel I thought I felt slight raindrops. I couldn't really tell and kept working. When I reached the point where I didn't know what else to do to the painting (that's a sign that you should quit), I felt more drops and packed up my pastels quickly, then I started feeling more and more drops. I made it to the car just fine and this was such a fun one to paint!

The price includes a nice frame, but it may be sold unframed, mounted onto Art Glass (hardly any reflection) and ready to frame in your own standard size 9x12 frame.