Grateful Notices: Ultramarine Blue Forest, oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches

Exhibited: Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY My thanks to the purchaser of this painting.

About this oil:

Ultramarine blue is one of my favorite colors and for this oil I set out to combine it with other colors that were a bit less bright. As I began to paint it in, there was a soft focus in the trees that I really liked and I continued it throughout.

The aquamarine blue is the brightest and most-used color, with everything else in a supporting role.

All of the elements softly glow and the overall effect is one of calm. It permeated the studio while I was working on it, there was a kind of hush and everything seemed to slow down – a nice experience.