I was in La Junta, Colorado, for my mother’s funeral last week. It was good to be with my whole family and celebrate my mother’s good and long life (she died a few days short of her 103rd birthday).
While I was there, I made a couple of paintings of a scene near La Junta. Last April I painted some ranch buildings located near the highway about five miles south of town. This time I took that plein air painting and tried to improve on it by lowering the horizon and painting a dramatic sky. My first painting is 7 x 11 inches. The second one is 11 x 15 inches. I like these paintings, although it seems like there’s an awful lot of raw sienna (tan) in them.
Loved seeing you at Mrs. Fulton’s beautiful service! Is this farm on the back road to las animas?
It was great to see you at Mom’s service. Thanks for coming!
This scene is on Highway 109 about 6 miles South of La Junta.
These could be the covers for a Steinbeck novel.