Day 26 - Colorado Abstract

So, as I have painted landscapes over the past few weeks, I have noticed that I am seeing them more and more as abstracted shapes, colors and values.  It makes me wonder if they hold up composition-ally when turned 180 degrees. Tonight I am posting a painting both as the original orientation that I painted it and flipped upside-down to see what I think.  Theoretically, in my opinion, the painting should be equally pleasurable to view no matter what the orientation.  (Right?)  I don't know, but I think this should be so.  So, today's painting, simply titled "Colorado" is up to you how you like it (as all of my paintings are, actually)...
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Colorado, oil on panel, 6"x6"
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(because it makes me smile)  Odaroloc, oil on panel, 6"x6"
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Day 23 - Lake George, Colorado

I have discovered that I like painting the sky contrasting with a variegated, patterned landscape.  Particularly the landscapes one can find in the western U.S. where there are such a range of land formations and hues to the earth.  I love Eastern PA where I live... definitely a beautiful area... but you tend to see a whole lot of green, and then some more green.... Lush for sure, just not as stimulating to my eye.  So today's painting is from an area of Colorado called Lake George.  Painting the sky was my favorite part of this painting, and then getting the values correct in the foreground.  This one is definitely going to be painted big when I get the chance! This painting is available for auction at my Daily Paintworks website.  Please click here to see details or place a bid.

Lake George, Colorado, oil on panel, 6"x6"
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