Deer Crossing – Painting of the Week
The Greens
In Italy, I discovered this road with its beautiful towering Cypress trees. Many times, I wanted to paint this scene. The idea to add these Deer Crossing like I frequently see at the lake, made the scene. They didn’t seem to mind having their picture taken.
This painting is about the trees. A vertical format was chosen to accommodate their height. Surprisingly, it is mostly a warm green painting as the mid-ground trees are struck by the golden light. The light wraps around the Cypress trees with their narrow cone-like shape almost in a linear fashion. The ground appears lighter than the trees as the light hits directly onto it, except where it is blocked by shadow. The foreground trees are warmer and darker and the distant trees are bluer and lighter in value. The touches of complimentary Red keep the palette rich in tone.
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On the cooler side of the palette, Pacific Palisades won 2nd place in the Coachella Valley Watercolor Society’s Annual “Painter of the Year” contest. It was quite an honor as the paintings entered by the qualifying members were so beautiful and fascinating. All entrants had to place in the “Painter of the Month” contests. The Pacific Palisades is now available for purchase as both an Original and a Giclée.
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