Inspiration... Looking out onto an urban world below -- mountains to the far north and glorious western sunsets...an endless show of changing skies...dramatic clouds drifting by...
A visual story to translate from my top floor studio...plein air sketches -- reference photos -- series ideas -- all pinned to my wall...
Tinted wash tempers a stark canvas rag applied to reveal the direction...
Oil sticks sketch the horizon line and point of view..
Moving back and forth from large to small panels -- playing --with the layout, colors, lighting...time of day...
Brushes layer thin to fat paint ... promising no cracks in the next century...
Detail strokes & glazes...poignant pressure...
Like a writer's last words ...all stories need a good ending...
