# Santa Elena Canyon **URL:** \ **Category:** Finished Artworks\ **Tags:** featured, landscape\ **Created:** [September 1, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861 "2025-09-01T21:01:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elixiah](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/elixiah/32/108236_2.png) [@Elixiah](https://krita-artists.org/u/Elixiah)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/1 "2025-09-01T21:01:37Z")
Referenced from my trip to Big Bend National Park, Texas. A very majestic place. That’s hubby in the distance Lol. ![Santa Elena Canyon BB](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/c/3/c3c7fc0860718d5d0e074cd243f9e6ee84ad236e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sooz](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/sooz/32/93244_2.png) [@sooz](https://krita-artists.org/u/sooz)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/2 "2025-09-01T21:13:23Z")
What an awe inspiring place. You captured it beautifully. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatBird](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/crazycatbird/32/26371_2.png) [@CrazyCatBird](https://krita-artists.org/u/CrazyCatBird)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/3 "2025-09-01T22:43:33Z")
Awesome job! ---
**Author:** ![FireShepherd](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/fireshepherd/32/149192_2.png) [@FireShepherd](https://krita-artists.org/u/FireShepherd)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/4 "2025-09-02T03:24:33Z")
Whoa! Those are quite the cliff faces. Your husband gives good perspective. 😄 Nicely done! ---
**Author:** ![relink](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/relink/32/248161_2.png) [@relink](https://krita-artists.org/u/relink)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/5 "2025-09-02T04:30:05Z")
Once again and excellent piece that captures not only the moment, but the majesty of the place ---
**Author:** ![allenarak](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/allenarak/32/186963_2.png) [@allenarak](https://krita-artists.org/u/allenarak)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/6 "2025-09-04T17:16:49Z")
This is breathtaking ! What brushes did you use for the texture of the rocks? I was doing some rock studies lately and I was struggling to find right brushes for realistic textures. Thank you in advance. ---
**Author:** ![WingedWarrior](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/wingedwarrior/32/152775_2.png) [@WingedWarrior](https://krita-artists.org/u/WingedWarrior)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/7 "2025-09-05T00:03:01Z")
Whoa. Really magnificent! ---
**Author:** ![Elixiah](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/elixiah/32/108236_2.png) [@Elixiah](https://krita-artists.org/u/Elixiah)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/8 "2025-09-06T12:02:15Z")
Hi @allenarak Thank you! For textures, I used some of the chalk and wet knife brushes. A few of them I tweeked to my own liking 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sooz](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/sooz/32/93244_2.png) [@sooz](https://krita-artists.org/u/sooz)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/9 "2025-09-14T22:03:52Z")
Congratulations! Your artwork has been inducted into the featured artwork gallery row. May I have your permission to post this artwork on Krita’s social accounts (Mastodon.art, reddit, X) and on [Krita.org](http://Krita.org)? If yes, I will credit your K-A user name (or a different name that you specify). If no, no problem. Please write a few sentences that describe the image (less than 1,000 characters). This will be used for Alt Text. > **What is Alt Text (click to open)** > > Alt text is meant to be shown if the image is not loaded or is read by a screen reader for the visually impaired. It’s also typically shown when hovering over it. What to write? Imagine you are describing the image to someone over the phone. Please type @sooz in your reply so I get pinged. ---
**Author:** ![Elixiah](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/elixiah/32/108236_2.png) [@Elixiah](https://krita-artists.org/u/Elixiah)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/10 "2025-09-15T01:29:12Z")
@sooz Yes, you are welcome to share my work 🙂 This painting was inspired by my hike in beautiful Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas. The entire area is a painter’s and photographer’s dream. ---
**Author:** ![sooz](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/sooz/32/93244_2.png) [@sooz](https://krita-artists.org/u/sooz)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/11 "2025-09-15T02:41:52Z")
Thank you. [Mastodon](https://mastodon.art/@krita_artists/115205990151371941) [X](https://x.com/kritaartists/status/1967417855206662565) [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/krita/comments/1nhab5t/featured_krita_artist_elixiah/) ---
**Author:** ![RamonM](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/ramonm/32/236795_2.png) [@RamonM](https://krita-artists.org/u/RamonM)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/12 "2025-09-18T06:29:26Z")
Really cool picture. ---
**Author:** ![xkaly](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/xkaly/32/155427_2.png) [@xkaly](https://krita-artists.org/u/xkaly)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 4:26am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/13 "2025-09-24T04:26:16Z")
Great lighting, it looks very cinematic. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Rodriguez](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/david_rodriguez/32/136080_2.png) [@David\_Rodriguez](https://krita-artists.org/u/David_Rodriguez)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/14 "2025-09-25T00:43:48Z")
goood ---
**Author:** ![AzureWhitewind](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/azurewhitewind/32/208990_2.png) [@AzureWhitewind](https://krita-artists.org/u/AzureWhitewind)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/15 "2025-09-27T16:59:03Z")
This is gorgeous! I love the texture, brush strokes, and atmosphere!💗 ---
**Author:** ![vanStuss](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/vanstuss/32/158203_2.png) [@vanStuss](https://krita-artists.org/u/vanStuss)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/santa-elena-canyon/140861/16 "2025-10-10T18:53:49Z")
great!