Sisters and More Sisters

One of the more interesting series I have done is based on the Three Sisters - the iconic mountains in the Rockies above Canmore Alberta. I am represented by Avens Gallery in Canmore and, as a result, have visited the region numerous times in the past few years gathering reference material. We stay in an RV park right at the base  of the " Sisters" on the edge of town.  So I have seen it spring and fall, early, mid day and at sunset. It makes the most dramatic changes of any subject I think I have ever seen and gives one the freedom to invent knowing that anything is possible with this subject. 

I have painted it plein air from our RV window  and from the window of the RV laundry room at  -8 C last April. Plein air again in the early fall. 

Acrylic 9x12 plein air from RV window

Acrylic 11x14 plein air from RV laundry room window

And I have made numerous small and large paintings using varying views of the mountains and changing the foreground from my imagination to vary the result - painting what could be more than what is. I guess that is artistic license. 

Acrylic 12x16

Oil 6x8

Oil plein air 8x10 

Acrylic 24x26

Acrylic 24x36

Acrylic 18x24

RV park view 

RV Park in Canmore 

I have other subjects that have worked well for me in a similar fashion - holding some reference fairly accurate - what would be the centre of interest and usually found in the title - and then using a variety of foregrounds from my imagination and photos to vary the outcome.  Makes for fun and fast paintings and is great learning.