In the morning, I started this painting in plein air. Â I had to stop before it was complete in order to pick up my campsite and make it out before checkout time. Â I later finished this painting in the studio.
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In the morning, I started this painting in plein air. Â I had to stop before it was complete in order to pick up my campsite and make it out before checkout time. Â I later finished this painting in the studio.
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Before darkness fell, I was able to start this painting that I later finished in my studio. The cloudy sky created a soft light at the end of the day.
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This was the first painting of the day at the Converse Indiana paintout. Â I loved the purple in the sky and have been interested lately in how the clouds change perspective as they travel from the horizon line to higher in the sky.
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I was attracted to the contrast between the yellow flowers and the blue mountains in the distance. I climbed on a few rocks and sit down while painting to get this low to the ground view.
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I was up and set up as the sky started to lighten and painted a quick painting before the sun rose. Â It was an exercise in the different values and colors that change quicker than I can paint. Â What a calm and peaceful morning it was.
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We hiked up a small mountain and I painted this vista from the top. Â I was attracted to this interesting, wind blown tree and the patterns of green, blue and brown in the valley below.
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Looking into the sun in the late afternoon in the mountains. Â I enjoyed the way the light sparkled through the foreground tree and the way the road curved around the mountain.
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I love to watch the light shine through trees, and I was drawn to the glow reflected underneath this tree. Â This was the second painting of the morning.
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There is a beauty in the time just before the sun rises. Â I found this spot and painted as the sun rose on the distant mountain.
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I was bundled up against the cold and standing in the shade at the end of the parking lot. Â The sun was shining down and casting morning shadows over the mountains.
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