This morning’s sunrise began with colors almost identical to the second of Monday’s two sunrise paintings. I’m working with broader strokes and thicker paint now, and I’m pleased with the results. For me, the beauty of the landscape has always been in the skies, but also in the untouched aspects of Nature. The tricky part…
This was one of those mornings when I talk to myself. First, there was the waiting. I’m sorting out a bunch of goals, etc., so at 5 a.m. I was working in my living room with the drapes wide open, checking the sky every few minutes. When the early light began to reach the clouds,…
This landscape painting was my second of the day on New Year’s Eve 2010. (The previous one was my sunrise sketch.) I’m consciously working with greater contrast to convey the colors and emotional content of the scenery. This oil painting was from after the sun had actually set. The colors still lingered above the horizon,…
New Year’s Eve morning looked sparkling and bright. Continuing to enhance the contrast in my work, I completed this oil sketch. (When I started it, I wasn’t certain that it’s finished, but I figured that it was at least 95% of the way there.) This is a mostly-southwesterly view, so the sun is behind me…
Something clicked over the past few days… something very good. It’s a personal/family matter related to my mom, who was also an artist. The results were immediate. I began creating more art… a lot more art. The next step was a willingness to fail utterly, and to push my art just to see where it…
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,…