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Stars in the Sweetgum
June 28, 2012
Stars in the Sweetgum, 12H x 9W inches charcoal and colored pencils on paper, preliminary study for a larger painting of the Sweetgum tree in our side yard.
Portraying darkness is an excellent way to study color. Inspired by travels on clear nights when speeding by tree silhouettes, there’s an illusion that horizon is absent, and the stars are in the trees. I often marvel how dark skies can still be so colorful, ranging from rich teals, purples, sometimes shades of red and orange.
Categories: Abstract/Realism, charcoal, colored pencils, Dancing With Trees Collection, drawings, moon, Seasonal, sky, study, summer, trees | Comments Off on Stars in the Sweetgum
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