Sunrise Radiance
Oil 8" x 12"
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Last Light On Challenger Point - Plein Air
Last Light On Challenger Point
Oil 8"x10"
Plein Air painting from yesterdays Sundown.
What I like about where I live is that I've got the Collegiate Peaks facing east for sunrise painting and the Sangre De Cristo range facing west to paint at sundown.
The light changes really rapidly at sundown. I think sunset painting is tougher because everything gets darker. You usually have to be prepared to continue to paint even when the light is gone and rely on what you remember seeing.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Twisting Aspen
Twisting Aspen
Oil / Canvas
8 x 6
A recent plein air painting from one of my favorite aspen painting spots up at the Shavano Mountain trail head. You can easily paint at this spot all day
Monday, June 13, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Majestic Alpine Glow
The paintings below are of a view of Mt Princeton early in the morning above the valley I live in. The smaller one is the one I did outdoors on location. I camped out at this spot in order to get up at 5am to capture this light on the mountains. It doesn't last for long, the plein air painting took about 20-25 min to complete.
I then used a combination of photos and the plein air piece to complete the larger painting. I decided to paint it when the light is just beginning to hit the top of the mountain when the colors are the most saturated.
Oil - 18x24
Oil 6x8
I then used a combination of photos and the plein air piece to complete the larger painting. I decided to paint it when the light is just beginning to hit the top of the mountain when the colors are the most saturated.
Oil - 18x24
Oil 6x8
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