Caprock Canyon - NEW Southwest Daily Painting featuring the Vivid Orange Caprock Bluff Under Bright Blue Sky by Mark Nesmith is

Caprock Canyon
By Mark Nesmith
Oil on Canvas
12” X 16”
2020

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It’s been a few years since I’ve made it out West, but lately I’ve been daydreaming about Caprock Canyon. Caprock is a beautiful state park in West Texas.  Ever since I went camping there with my friend Jon I’ve had the vivid red rock formations etched in my mind. I took hundred of photos as we hiked the rugged terrain.  Recently as I was cleaning up my external hard drive I came across the unedited RAW images and once again found new inspiration.

I began this 12” X 16” oil painting Monday. By the afternoon the canvas was covered and I decided to leave it for the night. This morning I came in and realized I hated it. I took a palette knife and scraped everything off. People often think I’m crazy when they see me erasing an entire painting like this, but sometimes you have to destroy in order to create. The second time around the painting felt much better. I stayed after work a couple of hours and finished it up the same day.

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