Palm Impression – Painting of the Week

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These Palms are along Ramon, between Cathedral City and Rancho Mirage. After a previous effort to paint them, a decision was made to give myself more room to explore the Palms. Palm Impression is a larger painting. I chased down one of those dramatic mountain skies with my camera and noticed huge sand dunes that lead up to the mountains for the background.

This painting isn’t realistic as it is an exaggeration of color and shadows. It follows many key compositional points using intensity to bring out the largest Palm. The Warmest Orange against the Coolest Blue are color compliments which also make it pop. The variety in size and overlapping shapes create eye movement patterns.  Some areas were more detailed and others more blended.

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Please mark your calendar for this Saturday March 21^st, 2026 9am-3pm

Rancho Mirage Artists Studio Tour and Pop-Up Gallery

It is really fun to see all the artists in the Pop-Up Gallery at the Rancho Mirage Library and makes a wonderful first stop! Please note, there are two stops in Mission Hills to see artwork at.

Learn About the Event Here

Learn about the artists at Ranchomiragelibrary.org/artists

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