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7.21.13 ~ sunrise lights the tooth of time (philmont)

by | Jul 21, 2013 | en plein air, morning, new mexico landscapes, oil painting, Philmont, sunrise, Tooth of Time

sunrise lights the tooth of time (philmont) ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel (en plein air) ~ 6 x 12 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2013

I admit: It was pretty glorious to be standing before the the Tooth in the first light of morning, breathing in the sparkling clean after-rain air, working my palette knife frantically trying to capture the color and light before it all changed in a moment….

Here, Wednesday morning 17 July 2013.