Santa Rita Ranch - Ancient Fence, Old Tank

I just love these dramatic shadows and light with the history of this fence and tank pervading everything. In making a painting like this, or any really, I get to a point where it feels like the painting is telling me to stop, to stop and leave it alone, even though parts of it seem "unfinished." And that is just one reason why a painting is so different from a photograph. As always, the photo is never as good as the original painting.