#18 - "Late Spring"
Original Oil 6x8"
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10/04/30 (11:15 am)
Wow, it was so interesting to come back from the desert and be thrown back in to cool on every level. An entirely different palette is required for spring in the Rockies. This is one of my favourite places to paint and I was glad to see there was still a little snow hanging off of the river banks, it's such a great element to design with.
#19 - "Mt. Rundle"
Original Oil 6x8"
10/05/02 (7pm)
This was a car painting as it was a super windy evening. The light was constantly changing and there were several moments that the mountain disappeared entirely. It's exciting to paint through such dramatically shifting light. I felt completely engaged - almost a part of the weather. What seemed to work best was laying in, and then grabbing the elements I wanted as they passed in and out of view.
Beautiful paintings! I like visiting your blog. Your landscapes are full of light and great shadows. Your palette is also nice.
ReplyDeleteI have just looked at all your plein aire paintings and am blown away by them! One more beautiful than the other.
ReplyDeleteLove this one, Liz! That strong horizontal line of red anchors it so well. Really great job on the mountain. I also like the way the sky shape is nearly an upside-down mirror image of the mountain shape. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteLiz--these two paintings have beautiful color harmonies--especially "Late Spring"--beautiful color contrast. You are inspiring me to paint mountains!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Great composition and wonderful color. the mountain is particularly nice, reminds me of the Colorado rockies (the only rockies I know).
ReplyDeleteThis series is just wonderful, Liz. Glad to see Rundle (19) on your list of favourites. I have a reproduction of a W.J. Phillips watercolour painted from just about exactly the same angle -- as you probably know, he referred to Rundle as his bread-and-butter mountain. Hope Cascade will soon make your Top Ten as well.
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