Sunset No.102

A blue moon was present over our shoulders as we painted a rather bland sunset with prevailing salmon colors peeking through in streaks. A flash of violet color appeared at the end of the blue moon sunset creating an interesting addition of color.

Sunset No.101

(Wednesday Aug 30)
Another volatile sky welcomed my paints and I. A small crack in the center of the sky running horizontal threatened to disappear but ended up staying long enough for me to capture it.

Sunset No.100

A stormy sunset, cold and rainy. A clip light was necessary in order to see my pallet and painting. capturing the light that remained partially hidden beneath the dense blue grey clouds was my main objective.

Sunset No.99

The beautiful billowing storm clouds in the distance caught the light of the setting sun in the last moments of the day. One can only hope to do justice to such an amazing spectacle of awesome beaty.

Sunset No.98

An unbelievable large cloud came in from the right as soon as I arrived. Amazingly enough no rain fell, but after a few minutes the wind started blowing and it got dark almost instantly. What you see is my attempt at capturing moments that were quick amidst looming disaster.

Sunset No.97

A thin fog seemed to cover the air, but as time passed a pink glow began to shine through.

Sunset No.96

A calm grey cloud hovered over the landscape creating an interesting motif. Again the light gently flooded in from the right creating a soft glow. An interesting week, of note is the fact that I am using a very transparent lead white giving this group a certain look.

Sunset No.95

This was a fun one for me, unlike any other I've done thus far, It was a well needed departure from the norm. I'll have to get better at portraying brilliant colors quickly before they are gone. I definitely had a hard time with the neon pink clouds, but I'll use what I learned and do better next time.

Sunset No.94

One large, beautiful, blue grey cloud insisted on being in the sunset. I painted it's presence first and quickly, but I failed to capture its warm pink lining before it faded away. I finished off this painting with a rather shorthanded rendering of the landscape bellow, allowing it to quietly exist with the sky.

Sunset No.93

Another last minute setup at about 8:30pm supposedly the actual time the sun sets according to the weather app on my phone. Some beautiful greens showed up in the bushes to the right so I focused on there color first. I finished off the sunset with little to no light only relying on color combinations I felt would work and laying it on thickly with my trusty pallet knife. Also, thanks to the FSU graphic design major who stopped by to watch, it was nice having company!

Sunset No.92

Heading to the pond to paint Wednesday's sunset I was a little discouraged by the stormy and rainy weather. Arriving at the site I was pleasantly surprised by a beautiful rainbow, sadly it was located in the opposite direction of my composition. I set up to a wildly colorful sky that I had expected to be just grey. The colors changed on me so fast that the painting ended up being bits and pieces of several beautiful occurrences, reminding me how hard it is to fit in all the details before they disappear or change.

Sunset No.91

I got out a early today around 7:45 so I would have enough light in the stormy weather that had persisted all day. A small crack in the sky let in a beautiful sky blue that was surrounded by light filled clouds budded against the darker surrounding. I finished the painting off with another quick decisive statement of the ground that focused more on color than detail.

Sunset No.90

Mostly black and white looking, this painting was my attempt at a late sunset around the time of 8:45.

Sunset No.89

A band of pink divided the sky in half horizontally, it was accented by a faint lavender cloud above and a grey blue cloud in the distance bellow it.