'March Evening' oil, 12x16 © Marc R. Hanson '10
Ran out tonight for what should have been a magnificent reddish sundown on the snow. But... of course Mother Nature had other plans. A cloud bank ran interference in the last minutes of the game and cut my intended light off despite my pleading. I'm working up a 30x40 of a scene from this same location, but from last week when we had a full moon. I wanted to get that last minute light to the east. This will be a big help regardless. I spent about an hour on this one. IF the light had come, I would have been altering color at lightning speed for another 15 minutes I imagine.
12 comments:
it's lovely. i am surprised at how fast you completed it.
I am surprised that you can paint in such cold....our daffodils have been up for a month and I am still wimping out at plein air. (France)
Well done! Love the subtle color shift at the horizon.
Was a beautiful afternoon. Nice painting Marc.
Ben
Man, you nailed this light, Marc. Another beauty.
Hi Rahina... Thank you. Well, it's mostly sky you know. And I was working with diligent speed assuming that as the sun lowered I was going to have to paint like a crazy man to catch the last minute color. I was in the groove.
Know what Bruce? Relative (the important qualification) to the alternative temps of our earlier winter season... it was like a gentle spring evening. I almost wanted to get out the BBQ, hot dogs and lawn chair.
Thanks for your comments.
Thanks Sven.
Ben... yep... thanks. More on the way. :)
... nice evenings that is!
Thanks Perry! It's inspiring right now.
I love this painting, great job, congratulations
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