On the Web, Beyond the Highway. Art, Adventure and Nature in the Eastern Sierra. A man who carries a cat by the tail . Food of the Eastern Sierra. Region of California is at once little known and widely loved. Geographically separated from populated California, two main influences create a distinctly wild and scenic character.

Randall Smith - Original Paintings from Nature. Sunday, May 31, 2015. I could spend all Summer up here! 6 x 6 oil on Gessoboard. More cloudy weather this morning. They call it May Gray and June Gloom. 6 x 8 oil on Gessoboard. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. 14 x 18 pastel on board.

Monday, June 10, 2013. What are the main differences? The perception of values, color, and spatial relationships. Painters use the terms value. To describe the degree of lightness, or luminance, possessed by a given color or a specified object in a scene or image. Refers to the gamut of values found in a given scene or image. Have a broad value range, from the black of deep shadows to the near white of bright light. From black to nearly pure white.