Garden in the Rocks

While hiking in the Sandia Mountains, turning a corner on the trail, finding an unexpected cluster of wildflowers. From the photos I took that day I identified Cutleaf Coneflower, Geyer's Onion, and Velvet Umbrella Wort. 

This is my newest in a series celebrating mountain wildflowers, usually in watercolor, but I felt compelled to work on a large canvas in oil to show the full beauty of sunlight on the flowers, rock cliffs, and tangled forest. The edges of the work are canvas-wrapped and painted, and the artwork is wired for immediate hanging.