Comment by Sharron Boxenbaum on June 5, 2012 at 8:22am

Wonderful drama here!

Comment by Cecile Hines on June 5, 2012 at 8:59am

This is OMG beautiful!

Comment by Spencer Meagher on June 5, 2012 at 1:44pm

Magnificent. Incredible plein air work. And it is huge.

Comment by Vonnie Kohn on June 5, 2012 at 8:09pm

Quite an admirable feat en plein aire! I just love this!!

Comment by Karen Scannell on June 6, 2012 at 6:31pm

......an eye-catcher !

Comment by Donald Maier on June 9, 2012 at 12:35pm

Beautiful piece Rusty. I am guessing that this is not plein air because of the size and the finished look it has. Did you in fact complete this on site? 

I have painted this spot several times on different occassions, and the first time, a woman was doing a modern dance on this rock as I painted a large full sheet watercolor. I have always referred to this as "Dancing Rock" and was not aware it had a name. I guess I should read signs more.

Comment by Rusty Jones on June 10, 2012 at 3:16pm

Don.

I guess I violated policy by publishing a studio piece. My bad, won't happen again. I actually painted Moran Point en plein air four times on my last trip, each time in different light. One of those times this huge storm blew through. Had to take refuge in my car to finish the painting. A bit of history, Moran Point is named after artist/explorer Thomas Moran who did a series of famous watercolors of the Grand Canyon that he, along with other explorers, presented to Congress hoping they would see fit to make the canyon a national park. The fact the Grand Canyon exists today as a national park is due in large part to the paintings Moran did during his expeditions there.

Comment by Lynne Haines on June 10, 2012 at 4:28pm

Good eye, Don.  Yes, it is hard to resist showing our work when we are excited about it, Rusty.  I get that. My sincere hope is that we artists can educate our potential patrons about the differences between PA and SA.  Why?  Because art in general has lost it's appeal to non-artists.  Our market has gone away.  People can't tell good art from bad art because they aren't artists.  They don't know enough about art anymore to be interested enough to lay out any amount of money.  They don't get what's involved in creating art the old fashioned ways - by painting it.  If we can set clear guidelines between PA and SA it piques their curiosity and they become interested; they become potential clients, patrons of the arts.

Comment by Becky Joy on July 15, 2012 at 12:59am

Rusty, Very nice lighting. I'm going up there for 3 days next week. Should be more weather like this.

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