The Long Twilight
There’s a little chill in the air to remind us that winter is coming. However there will be a period of changeover when, from one day to the next we can get summer or winter conditions. This seasonal transition is reflected in the individual days where daytime and night overlap in twilight. The most unusual sights are to be seen in the landscape at twilight, sometimes almost unbelievable and can be dangerous for the landscape artist. As I’ve said before, natural phenomena are unsettling in paintings. But not so in photographs, which as we all know, nowadays, can be as ‘creative’ as paintings. Very strange!!!
A limited palette as usual was used. Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Prussian Blue, plus Sap Green. As with the last painting I did not add any medium to the paint, just White Spirits to apply the paint in washes. I have been using this technique quite a bit lately. It allows great control of detailing, plus there are ‘accidental’ flows of paint, like with watercolours, can add interesting shapes.
Brushes used
The picture size is about 16″ x 22″. This is bigger than my usual size. The ‘solvent only’ technique is faster than the normal method. Nevertheless, I use larger brushes with larger paintings. This means I’m scaling up my working relationship between brush and area to be covered. This relationship is central to the working method. A bigger canvas with the same size brushes would need an adjustment in the working method.
I’m working on the video which is a few minutes longer than usual. A bigger painting takes more time to complete. See you soon.
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PictureS, this is magnificent. you have a great talent. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank you, and your welcome.
😉 Enjoy your evening.
I agree with you about using photos. I enjoy your paintings. They are always unique and you certainly have your own style. Thanks for a brief explanation and a bit of info on the weather. Thank you.
Especially lovely.
excellent……
Thank you.
Awesome
Thank you Jenny.
Your welcome !
The colors in this painting are rich and luxurious. It always amazes me in regard to the amount of depth you create with such a limited palette. I really love this painting. It speaks to me. Thank you for the explanation regarding your process.
It has a lot to do with the limited palette. Thank you Kimby for the nice words.
You are quite welcome:) Have a great weekend and I look forward to your next painting.
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Haunting light and superb sky – you teach me so much…
Thanks John, its nice to know you find it useful.
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Thank you for stopping by and your like. I love watching your work and although my fire wall keep stopping me for unknown reason, I’ll visit your site regularly to enjoy your work and learn from you. Keep it up.