Monday, June 11, 2012

New Oil: Golden Moment Against the Reds, 48 x 48 inches

Golden Moment Against the Reds
Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

I worked up this composition from a small oil I did some months ago.  In this large version there is much more depth and power throughout.

After going through a lot of permutations, I came back to this simple arrangement that allows the best interplay of the reds, yellows and contrasts of the trees.  This oil has been in the studio for a couple of months and it underwent a lot of painting sessions, but the work remained fresh and kept its subtle power.

I'm assembling the progressive photos of this oil into a little presentation that illustrates how this painting came together.  I'll post it here in the next few days.

Note:  I'll be teaching my oil and pastel workshop on the Strategies for Making Fine Art in Denver, Sat-Sun, July 21-22  Complete info

4 comments:

  1. This is beautiful, Ken. I like the depth of it. It seems like it goes on and on and on...

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  2. Hello there, Ken. Just love the richness of these colours and specially the very, subtle purple highlights on the trees !!

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  3. thank you Carole! What a lovely you in the hat photo. Where can I see your works?

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