Here are two of the plein air paintings I did at Smith Rock, while I was traveling in July. If you would like to own either of these, please contact me.(left)
"Afternoon Light on Wombat"
8"x10" Oil on Raymar panel
©2013 Diana Moses Botkin
Smith Rock, in central Oregon, is a very interesting place to paint, hike, or rock climb. I saw many climbers during my days at the park. Without exception they were a lean and fit group and many would make fascinating models for figurative studies.
I talked to several and one showed me a handy guide book of the area. I was very interested to learn that all the rock formations have names such as "Wombat", "Koala", "Monkey Face", "Kangaroo", and "Asterisk" (which indeed looks very much like an asterisk silhouetted against the evening sky).
The
climbs also are named with phrases that might serve to warn neophytes
to stay on the ground. Such routes as "Slit Your Wrist", "Time's Up",
"Skeleton Surfer", "Ghost Rider", "Suicidal
Tendencies", and "Scene of the Crime" sound like places to avoid if you
ask me.(left) "Betty's Needle, Afternoon"
6"x6" Oil on hardboard
©2013 Diana Moses Botkin
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