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Oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches

Exhibited: Saks Galleries, Denver

Private collection

 

My thanks to the collectors of this oil.

 

About this oil:
While starting out this composition I let the trees dance… sketching them in and letting them find their place a number of times. It was an unusual way to create this piece but I enjoyed the idea of constantly changing the composition and how the light played throughout.

 

After a number of sessions and numerous color shifts, the final colors fell into place and the last decision centered on how much contrast to go with: how bright the yellows and how dark the trees.

 

After a number of sessions in the studio, it was almost finished. But that had to wait for another shift of the tree arrangement, it’s as if the trees had a life of their own, insisting on just one more move.

 

During the process, a contrast solution presented itself, to set up a soft focus that would allow the background light to flow through the forest and illuminate the entire composition in a satisfying way.

 

Backlit Forest, oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches

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