Superstition High Noon

Size: 11x14

Type: Oil on linen panel

This is a view along the Salt River, east of the Phoenix area, in the Superstition Mountains.  I was taking a painting workshop in February and driving from Sahuaro Lake back to the Salt Cliffs when I rounded a turn on Bush Highway and came upon this scene.  Most desert scenes at high noon are pretty flat, but the light spilling through these rocks is spectacular, and I hope I’ve captured it.