Ascent

This is the painting I was working on at the same time as Bivouac. I'll be honest, it was a slog.
It started out as a snowy pic, but I thought that might end up being too visually boring. 

So I put it through a few iterations.

With green trees.

With green trees and a lake.

With white, snowy trees and pink clouds. Ah, those pink clouds. Ugh. Terrible. 

After an evening of staring at this painting, wanting to break the canvas board over my knee, I found the painting I wanted to do the whole time. 

The final product:

Ascent

24"x 18"

Oil on canvas board

SOLD