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I was working plein air near the Fish Hatchery along the Animas River in Durango, CO. I completed the painting in my studio. I really enjoy painting next to the river, listening to the water wash over the rocks and watching the light dance on the ripples. Part of the challenge was to create a composition in which the bridge divides the paper but does not prevent the viewer from "getting into" the painting. I think the arches enable that.
