Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Bare November trees

The scene was magical. Right in my front window. Our neighbors trees looked so pretty in the morning sun. I tried to capture and recreate the mood on canvas. It was painted on an existing painting that had some orange and gold details. The effect of layering the purple shades on this under layer was successful. the gold shows through and mixes with the yellow branches to give a subtle effect of the delicate early morning rays. Hard to capture on camera, but it looks beautiful in person.




This painting is now Sold


Artist as an observer

  Creating art from nature requires more than just the ability to paint or draw; it involves being an astute observer, a dedicated discovere...