Just past sunset last night, the colors in the sky — and reflected in the snow — were fast-changing and amazing. If I’d had enough paint set up and enough canvases ready, I probably could have completed three or more sketches last night. It was a spectacular display of every color in the rainbow! Mostly,…
This afternoon, the skies began to clear after the overnight blizzard. The wind is still fierce, blowing snow across the countryside. It’s lovely… from the warmth of our home, anyway! This is a 9″ x 12″ oil sketch on canvas board. It took me about 20 minutes to paint. The snow is dry and powdery,…
The news is calling it the “Blizzard of 2010.” I’m not sure it’s that dramatic, but it’s definitely very white outside. It began snowing at about 8 last night, and it’s predicted to continue through the morning. I’ve never tried to paint a snowstorm before, and the landscape is fairly limited. The hills I usually…
It’s Christmas Eve. One of my favorite times of year. As a child, we often went to Midnight Mass. That’s a tradition I continued with my children, too. Then and now, Christmas Eve seems more of a fresh beginning than New Year’s Day. That probably reflects my upbringing and personal context. But also, as an…
As sunset approached, the winds picked up and the weather turned blustery. The clouds were heavy shades of blue over the golden-to-magenta sky. Of course, I dashed to my easel. My paints were still on my palette after the morning’s oil sketch, so — just adding more zinc white — I was ready to paint…
When I looked out the window this morning, the sky was a mix of pinks, blues, whites and yellows. Snow is on the way. The colors were vivid for a very brief time… maybe four minutes. They faded within seconds. I dashed to my easel and quickly scrubbed in the colors while they were fresh…