This weekend I started work on this painting. I was standing on the north side of Pinnacle Peak facing north when I took the reference photo of this scenery. The support is an 18 x 24 stretched linen canvas.
This is the outline drawn over the canvas, which is toned with a desaturated raw sienna.
After the outline was drawn, I painted the main shadow areas.
After painting the shadows, I painted the sky. The color/tone will be adjusted later with scumbling.