"Rio Grand Gorge - NM"
30" x 24"
  Oil on Canvas
copyright by Artist,  Brenda Hofreiter

$ 2,000

I photographed this scene during a vacation trip to New Mexico last summer.  It was created from a photo I took of the Rio Grand Gorge on Highway 68 on the low road to Taos, NM.  We were there painting for 2 weeks and I created many paintings en plein air during the trip.  This one is one view that I didn't get a chance to paint on site, but I'm glad I risked being hit by a car on the side of the road to get a reference photo of it and paint it in the studio.  That entire trip was a delight and I can't wait to go back and paint some more!!!  New Mexico has some inspiring landscapes, and for a flatland Floridian, painting mountains and cliffs are a delight.