Painting-A-Day: Feb. 21, 2013

Feb. 21, '13 , Acrylic on Gessobord (1-1/2" birch sides) 12" x 12" Ready-to-Hang

Sun setting on winter snow. I have always loved the play of shadow on snow and how the white snow picks up the colors of shadow and reflects the sun's setting colors. I know I said this would be "tree week" this week...and I fully intended to add some birch in the foreground. But the shadow colors blending were so beautiful I just couldn't put anything on top of it. And so, if you use your imagination (and I hope you do) the tree line is along the horizon line at the top of the painting...struck gold by setting sun. That's the way I like to think of it. So winter can seem like drudgery and blah, blah, blah colors. But if you go for a walk at "the golden hour" 
when the sun is going down...you can push your imagination a bit and see the 
colors and shapes of shadow playing on snow. It's lovely. 
Well...I have run out of gessobord and my order with Dick Blick has been back-ordered. So I am on a trek to find some that might be hiding in art stores. Consequently, I won't have a new painting for tomorrow. Wish me luck!
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