This 6x8 oil painting is called "Heading Home" because it is from a photo I took last September as I headed back to Summit County from Westcliffe, Colorado. The road follows the Arkansas river a good part of the way, and in places, has cut canyons that you drive through. It was about 5pm as I came out of a canyon into the sunshine and I had to stop and take photos because the light was so nice. I do this drive every year, and I always look forward to it because the leaves are peaking at the end of September.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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This 6x8 oil painting is called "Heading Home" because it is from a photo I took last September as I headed back to Summit County from Westcliffe, Colorado. The road follows the Arkansas river a good part of the way, and in places, has cut canyons that you drive through. It was about 5pm as I came out of a canyon into the sunshine and I had to stop and take photos because the light was so nice. I do this drive every year, and I always look forward to it because the leaves are peaking at the end of September.
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Beautiful grays. The light on the mountain and yellow field is beautifully rendered. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteI always have trouble thinking of grays as gray. I still think of it as green or orange etc. Just not as bright. I have been trying to think more of warm and cool instead of the actual color. Getting there...thanks Linda!
ReplyDeleteNice piece Joanne! I especially like how you've treated the foreground.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of your foregrounds as I did it. You do such a good job on them and I struggle with large areas that have little going on...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece, Joanne. The elements all compliment each other beautifully.
ReplyDeleteIt was an experiment Carol....not how I usually paint, but it is nice to try something new every now and then!
ReplyDeleteLove the shadows and the sunlit mountains...beautiful Joanne!
ReplyDeleteThanks Janice! There is never a shortage of things to paint in Colorado!
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful, Joanne. I feel like I am on the roadtrip with you! Your color choices are perfect - they exude sunshine.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good roadtrip! I will do it again this September as I drive to Westcliffe, then to Rico for a workshop with Jill Carver, and then back home.
ReplyDeletefor someone who doesn't paint plein air...your paintings have the spontaneous look of someone who does! This is a beautiful painting.
ReplyDeleteCeleste, I work really hard at being spontaneous! My goal is always to be loose, but I tend to noodle more than I should....sometimes I just have to tell myself to STOP!
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