Dwarfed by the Sky

The Rocky Mountains and alpine lakes get all the attention out here in Colorado, but sometimes it’s the sky and the clouds that take your breath away.  This is a rendering of the view up Squaw Pass, from a spot on a trail about a half mile from my house.  The elevation here is about 7500 feet.  I was walking one day, and snapped a few pictures of these clouds with my iPod.  After many experiments with how to capture this sky in ink, I decided to go with this method of horizontal lines.  Any comments/critique are appreciated, as nature drawings are very new to me.

Done with dip pens (various nibs), and  few markers, on 11x14 board (Borden & Riley 108 lb).