I flew into Flagstaff with a connection through Phoenix, picked up the rental car and drove 80 miles to the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon Conservancy provided a parking pass that got me into the park for free. I went to the Community Center where I was able to get my easels and painting gear that I shipped from Massachusetts from staff. Dennis Alvarez was kind enough to lend me his father’s musician’s stool to use for the week.
I checked into the Albright training center, a national park run hotel / dorm that was centrally located in Grand Canyon Village. I unpacked my palette, brushes etc and reassembled my easels and headed to the market to get my usual fruit, coffee nuts and protein bars.
Got to bed early to get out and paint first thing.
Tuesday
Went up Hermit Road through the gate as an authorized vehicle.
At the very first view of the Grand Canyon called first trail overlook I found a place to park and paint in the shade.
It turns out I was right next to the trail through time.
That afternoon I drove further down Hermit Rd to Hopi Point.
Although the shadows were still interesting I could not see the colors in the highlighted areas so I turned around and painted the full frontal afternoon scene to the left because the rocks were a lively mix of pale brick, pink , coral orange and lavender. With a grey green at the bases.
The result was “Pretty in Pink”
On Tuesday evening I went back to Hermit Road just past Hopi Point to paint a sunset painting.
End of day Tuesday
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