Tag: Landscape
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Poppies Along the Road
I saw these poppies last summer growing along the roadside on a warm summer day in June. They are not my favorite flower but the light reflecting from them was beautiful. I wasnt able to capture the light exactly as I had imagined. Its been 30 years since I’ve completed an oil painting of flowers.…
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Hay Field in Moonlight
I chose to do a painting on a moonlit night with subdued colors to contrast with the vibrant colors I’ve used in some recent sunrise paintings. I’ve used this field with hay bales in another stylized painting in daylight. These types of bales are prevalent in the Northeast and Midwest. My sister had a boyfreind…
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View of Marblehead at Sunrise
This painting is from a photograph I took at sunrise looking towards Marblehead. There was great light with violets, reds, oranges and yellows. The reflection off the water and clouds was phenomenal. Color palette included alizarin crimson, burnt umber, rose madder, cobalt violet, manganese violet, orange lake, cad red light, cad yellow light, titanium white…
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Morning Light
Capturing an awesome sunrise with the intense colors and shadows in the early morning can be breathtaking. This sunrise was remarkable. I took many photos and spent twenty minutes or longer just watching the light as the sun rose on a frigid cold January 23, 2024. The view is from a park on top of…