Landscape Painting - Dawn at Mesa Arch Canyonlands Utah by Richard Harpum

Dawn at Mesa Arch Canyonlands Utah is a painting by Richard Harpum which was uploaded on November 12th, 2009.

Dawn at Mesa Arch Canyonlands Utah

Every year, my wife and I visit her sister and her family in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2008 we all drove up to Utah, visiting several national parks. ... more

by Richard Harpum

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Dimensions

36.000 x 12.000 inches

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Title

Dawn at Mesa Arch Canyonlands Utah

Artist

Richard Harpum

Medium

Painting - Acrylic On Canvas

Description

Every year, my wife and I visit her sister and her family in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2008 we all drove up to Utah, visiting several national parks. Having already seen dozens of beautiful arches, I did not expect to be as impressed as I was by Mesa Arch in Canyonlands, which my wife suggested I should paint.

The arch is balanced on the edge of a high cliff and is actually much larger than it first looks. However, the most unusual thing about it is the way the light reflects from the cliff face below onto the underside of the arch. This is most pronounced at dawn and this scene depicts the sun rising over the La Sal Mountains creating a dramatic red glow under the arch.

The most challenging aspect of this painting was getting the perspective right in the initial drawing. Because I do not have a wide angle lens, I had to refer to several photographs and video footage to create the overall view and to obtain the detail in the various sections of rock. I wanted to position the rising sun over the buttes in the middle distance so as to show the effect of the rays shining through the tiny Washerwoman Arch and around the neighbouring buttes. I then positioned the sun using a golden ratio (Phi - 1:1.618) across the picture, and adjusted the shadows and highlights accordingly. Despite the challenges, I am pleased with the final result, which I hope coveys the drama of this spectacular location.

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November 12th, 2009