Cloudscape

I really don't know why I put myself through it. Painting clouds is one of those subjects that seem so fixed, yet change so dramatically in minutes. Forms in light that seem so massive yet evanescent. Edges that are clearly marked, yet fractal. Tonal structures that stay the same tone, but very subtly change in temperature, modelling the form. And don't get me started on translucence.

But I really love them. It is just that outdoors, on the spot, my efforts seem so clumsy in the face of nature, but back in the studio today's effort doesn't seem so bad after all.

This is the season for dramatic cloud effects. The equinox is at hand. I'm off to Nelson Lakes tomorrow, so I'm hoping to find Mount Robert wreathed in clouds.



15073. "Clouds over the Maitai Valley". 6x8 in. $100

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