Grazing the High Country

    My friend Veryl wanted to get some reference material for sheep dogs for a painting she was working on.  She was kind enough to ask me along on this adventure and we had a great time.  She found out when they were moving some sheep down from the high country and we went to intercept them.  I discovered that my camera was dead, dead, dead!  This turned out to be a good thing though.  I wanted to catch this scene and the only way to do it was to paint it…and quickly.  I loved the pattern and colors here, also the incredible beauty of the high country above Silverton, CO.