"Aspen Light", 14 x 11", plein air oil paintingSOLD
I did this on a very hot afternoon where the only shade I could find was under this small stand of aspen -so that's what I painted. I was intrigued by the colours of the bark in the sun and in the shade and tried to capture those in the painting. I wanted to get the leaves in as interesting groups of shapes while only giving the impression of many leaves. These too provided a fascinating array of colours. And of course the edges were important -soft on the shadow side and crisp on the hightlight side. All in all, a lot to take in! In learning to see colour, edge and value, nothing beats painting from life.
(to purchase this, or any of my paintings, email me at williams.sharon@shaw.ca)
Enjoy!
Beautiful colors Sharon. Your highlights are so well placed... i feel like i could look at just this one for a long time and still not learn it all. Well done! M
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Mitzi! I really worked hard on this one and am very happy with how it turned out. I have submitted it to a show, so I will get to see what the jurors have to say also. Wish me luck!
ReplyDeleteSharon