First snow on the Truchas

First snow on the Truchas peaks, 9 by 12 watercolor, 300 lb. d'Arches cold press

The 13,000 foot-high peaks of Truchas disappear when dark snow clouds move in from the north over a deep cobalt blue sky. Winter's first snow obscures the knife-sharp contours of New Mexico's most rugged mountains, softening the  surrounding timbered ridges and foothills. 

Palette--Ultamarine blue, cobalt blue, Prussian blue, indigo, burnt sienna