Rain on the High Plains

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to paint a scene depicting the Martin's Cove area of Wyoming as a tribute to one of my collegues' mother who was serving a church mission there. I have wanted to do a follow up to that piece and have been studying and practicing how to paint rainy, dreary scenes. In this little piece, I am trying to convey the sacrifice and shear courage and determination it took for these hearty pioneers to risk their lives and exercise their faith to relocate in the west. Acrylic on canvas 18" x18"