The Seeker

9 x 12" oil on canvas board - sunset painting for Workshop 25. This painting is a first for me in a number of ways. First of all, I've never painted a sky, secondly, in my watercolor work I am very exact, and very realistic. In other words, I haven't "let loose" much. It was a huge stretch for me to try to simply focus on my concept, rather than aim for the detail in the photograph.
As with the value study, I struggled with trying to adjust color. This is as close as I could get it to the original, though it is a bit too blue.

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Comment by Pauline Le Merle on September 26, 2013 at 4:46: I really like the colours you have in your sky Mary. This workshop has inspired me to do more of this type of painting. Nice work :-)

Comment by Lori Ippolito on September 25, 2013 at 3:23: Beautiful Mary! The clouds are dancing:)

Comment by Roena King on September 25, 2013 at 2:01: This is really nice Mary. Your clouds have movement, the colors are pretty, and the land has warmth near the sun. My impression of the cloud shapes is "Sing Praises to the Lord". This is a great painting in my opinion!

Comment by Gina Dalkin-Davis on September 24, 2013 at 14:38: This is a beautiful painting. You have captured the essence of the workshop's objective.