Grandstaff Canyon – 18″ x 24″ oils on linen
My favorite spot to paint in Grandstaff Canyon. This reference image had fewer rocks in the water and the brush was a tangled mess blocking the usual view. I used another reference to open up the distant view, one from after the flood in 2022.
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I am Rich Cleveland, artist, musician, bike rider, & former web developer. I enjoy painting landscapes around my hometown of Moab Utah. Occasionally I will paint something from my imagination, using the desert or other landscape as inspiration. I also paint a few portraits and still lifes here and there.
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