Gila Wilderness,  mid-September, near the Lilly Monument. 11"x14"

The light values are so high; the scrub and mountains and rocks, and it can be so quiet!
    Have been experimenting with new pigments; mainly different earth colors from Mussini (raw umber light), Sennelier (warm grey, raw umber, Modigliani ochre, Tuscan earth), Lefranc & Bourgeois (red ocher). But also more vibrant pigments (Indian and lemon yellows, cinnabar, antique red (a deep vermillion) Pthalo blue, and a deep Payne's Grey by Sennelier. Eventually I'm sure the number of colors on the palette will boil down but for now everything is fair game.

8x13"  this is very much a sketch. yes, the mountains are that shape sometimes. While working on this painting I had the pleasure of being visited by three of Silver City's finest. They approached me from three different directions quite cautiously. I was under suspicion of carrying a shotgun. Looks like an easel to me but, whatever.

6"x12"  Near the Continental Divide trail west of Tyrone.

6x12" Later that morning as rain-season storms start to build.

6x12"  Western slope of the Gila on the way west to Lordsburg.

The much larger picture.

"Walking Beyond a Memory", 2005 is featured in the announcement for an exhibit highlighting University of Kansas interdisciplinary research involving man's impact on the environment. The work of artists Terry Evans and Paul Hotvedt are showcased alongside the work of Dust Bowl scholar and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History Donald Worster.

Aaron Marable enjoying the scene at the closing reception for Kansas Backroads, a two person show featuring the work of Mike Henry and Paul Hotvedt at Beauchamp's gallery in Topeka on September 6.