The majestic and awesome Aravaipa Canyon, in central Arizona.

Can one even try to capture the raw beauty?

(oil sketch, 6 x 12 inches).

A little further down the trail,

with a view of the Cottonwood grove in the canyon.

A little pastel sketch begun,

a little more…

And then it’s time for a late afternoon Sycamore sketch in oil.

The oil palette, very tidy.

Aravaipa is so lovely in the late spring.