REVISIONED PAINTING

Dark Sky   Acrylic   24x24

Dark Sky was completed in 2011, and I have been looking at it every day in its place on the wall of my studio.  Several days ago I decided it was time for a little revision.  

Dark Sky revised

A GIFT ON THE ROAD

Breaking from the usual routine, the last 2 hours of my 12 hour drive from McKinney TX to Paducah were one of pure visual delight.  All day I had following a storm front moving west to east, and by late afternoon I found myself facing a sky laden with dark blue-gray clouds illuminated by the brilliant light from the sun deep in the west...my absolute favorite combination of sun and clouds.  Unfortunately I could not safely stop to photograph the brilliant landscape, but I could paint it.

 Bathed in Light...acrylic...16x40

This is a theme I've visited many times in the past.   Here are several examples in acrylic from the past 6 years.

 Before the storm...24x48

 Perserverence 24x48

 Dark Skies...24x24

Summer Trees...12x48

DARK SKY

Dark Sky...Acrylic...24x36

 I will keep it out where I can look at it for the next week or so before deciding whether or not it is finished.  I've already started work on the next piece, in my head while I lay awake at 3:30 this morning.  It is amazing how much work I get done just lying there.

SKY BABY

The title of this post is meaningless. I tried unsuccessfully to come up with an appropriate title but liked the way this sounded, even though it has nothing to do with this painting.


Dark skies...acrylic...24x24