I've been working on this image for a while -- this is my third try and I'm thinking about how to improve and simplify for the next version. The painting is from a photo I took years ago on film; it is the classic view looking up the valley from a roadside pull-off with El Captian on the left and Half Dome peaking out center left. There are a few issues: the air is so clear there is little aerial perspective in the scene so how to imply depth; where to simplify detail and texture while implying the massive naked rock elements, snow fields, and towering cloud forms; what to do for the extended foreground. It's possibe I'm just not ready to tackle something so complex!