$195 unframed
I see that I forgot to post some plein air paintings that I did in Sedona at this time last year. I am revisiting them because these paintings will be available at the Leighton Art Centre Annual Clothesline Sale coming up this June 6 & 7.
This is a great opportunity to get some wonderful unframed artwork by many different artists in many different styles, and at great prices to boot.
$225 unframed
$250 unframed
Plein air painting in the gorgeous red rocks of Sedona presented this Alberta girl with some unique challenges, as we have nothing like this anywhere near here. The red rock has glowing vibrant shadows, which all contrast nicely with the green and grey green foliage surrounding them. and the brilliant blue of the sky -such a riot of colour really makes my heart sing.
I chose to portray the shadows with a transparent violet in the last two paintings, and I think it really conveyed the cool yet still warm shadows well. There was a real challenge in painting these intricate mountains as the shadow shapes kept changing. The only thing to do is to block in the shapes as they are at the beginning of the painting and then stick to them for the duration. Chasing the sun is never a good idea in plein air painting.
Enjoy!
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I've been to Sedona and these paintings honestly capture it perfectly! Such a fascinating place, what do you think about the idea that it has spiritual healing properties?
ReplyDeleteI don't know anything about that really. The only one that hat I know with healing powers is Jesus Christ!
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