Sketch of the Grand Canyon

'North Rim sketch' . 8" x 10" . oil on linen
© 2015 kay eneim
not for sale

... a sketch painted in my studio... after an awesome trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon!

Painting Outside

photograph 
© 2012 kay eneim

I left the house before dawn last week... to paint at Saguaro Lake.

It's just about the most perfect time of year to paint 'en plein air'... the crisp nip in the air... so peaceful and quiet... and the shadows long for a longer time in the day (that's a nice thing)... and no snakes!

It was incredibly beautiful.

Even though the painting wasn't finished before I had to leave... it couldn't have been a nicer way to start the day... incredibly beautiful it was.

I might just 'have' to go back to the same spot to finish that painting.

It might help as a way to take in all that is good and beautiful... and to remember the love we have for each other... especially for those who are suffering so greatly at this time... bearing such horrific tragedy.

May God give them the graces to cope with their great loss.

Old Companion

'Old Companion' . sketch . 7 x 5 . oil on linen panel

copyright © kay eneim

My first stab at painting 'en plein aire'... a looong time ago...

I decided then that I should start with an old friend... this old tree. It's more a sketch than anything, but I learned a lot, and I like it because it is of that old tree.

This dead pine tree has been a part of our lives for over 25 years now... it 'hangs out' at the base of the driveway amongst the ponderosa pines in northern Arizona. It is amazing to me that it hasn't collapsed or fallen and has continued to stand for so many years in spite of its tragic fate in the woods... who knows how many years ago... long before we first set eyes on it.