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| Rainy Sky Study--9x12 on linen (study for larger painting) |
The sky is the soul of all scenery. It makes the earth lovely at sunrise and splendid at sunset. In the one it breathes over the earth a crystal-like ether, in the other a liquid gold. American landscape painter Thomas Cole
Almost at the half way point in what feels like a painting marathon but in a good way...
Tomorrow AM I have to have a chipped tooth fixed. I'm lucky that I like my dentist but I’m already hoping I won’t be too uncomfortable to paint afterward. I’ve already put the appointment off for a few weeks but felt it was time to just get it over with. Also, I didn’t think my dentist would quite understand about the 30 in 30 painting challenge.
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| Alaskan Sunset Study |
In the meantime, I wanted to post a few sky color studies today. Why skies? If you enjoy painting landscapes I think the sky is one of the most interesting places to both study and inject color. On any given day, as Hudson River painter Thomas Cole points out, the sky can display a prism of painting challenges. Skies can be every color on the color wheel especially during unusual weather. So if you're working on a landscape that you feel needs some extra color interest look to the sky.
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| One of my fav sky photos this summer--double rainbow over Red Rocks |
P.S. For all you sky, sunset, and cloud fans you may enjoy more colorful sky paintings on my Pinterest board:
The Sky’s the Limit.
You and color are best friends. Lovely and lively studies. Good luck with your tooth. Not my favorite thing either............
ReplyDeleteThanks Helen---what a nice comment! Thankfully I survived the dentist this morning and as long as I don't eat a caramel apple I may continue with the challenge--so back to the easel! Have a happy painting week--we're half way home!
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