Capital Reef Cows, oil on gessoed board, 9x12"
Capital Reef National Park in Utah is an amazing place to be visually overwhelmed, in a good way. I had an amazing panorama that changed throughout the day, depending on the light, clouds and winds that passed through it.
On the roads around the park, you see "Free Range" signs signifying cows are found everywhere. There was a wire fence outside the boundaries of the hotel that I stayed in, probably to keep the cows from knocking on our doors, but they were there, always hanging around. Most of what I saw were mama cows and their babies. The calm landscape was filled with their calls if their babies ventured one sage bush too far.
