At the Feet of Giants
by Talya Johnson
Original - Sold
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Dimensions
12.000 x 9.000 inches
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Title
At the Feet of Giants
Artist
Talya Johnson
Medium
Painting - Plein Air Oil On Board
Description
Painting en plein air (on sight in open air) is not for the faint of heart in any location. But Alaska offers a particular set of challenges. If it isn't freezing and dark, it is most likely raining, overcast, offering very flat light and obstructing views of the mountains. So what a thrill it was to be able to complete this painting on site and nail down my concept immediately. Instead of focusing on the peaks, I painted the intersection between Pioneer Peak, and Twin Peaks, that is readily visible to anyone driving the Glenn Highway. I wanted to convey the sheer enormity of these mountains as compared to the minutia of the man-made highway. This is the feeling I get when I look at a master painter's work--as if I am standing in awe at the feet of a giants. The original sold at it's first exhibition.
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August 26th, 2012
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Comments (34)
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of Impressionism group! You are invited to open your own Artist Fine Art Catalog of accepted art and featured art in our group’s discussions area and add to it as often as you like to keep it ranked high in visibility in the group’s discussions, Also, feel free to add to the many themed catalogs in the group’s discussions as well. Please begin the title of your artist catalog with your name in capital letters so it will stand out amongst the other catalogs. Excellent work! Lori
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Painted Ladies Inc
Woohoo!! This amazing work has been featured in PL Inc-friends and fans group! We invite you to post this image in our features discussion. We rotate our featured images daily, posting in the featured discussion is a great opportunity to keep this beautiful work seen.
AnnaJo Vahle
I am totally impressed, Talya! You managed to say so much with so few colors and brushstrokes. It reads like a much larger painting. I love the bright yellows in the foreground. You are, indeed, a master painter! f/v
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
Wow !!! How masterfuly you rendered the majesty of the mountains in just few amazingly effective brush strokes, Talya. The touches of yellow in the foreground and the red cadmium are simply brilliant. Love this. f,v
Talya Johnson replied:
You are incredibly perceptive, Ana! The cad red (actually bright red I like to use instead because of it's intense saturation) was mixed into all my colors in this painting in order to keep it harmonized! Thanks so much! I actually scraped the first try at this so I could get as few strokes as possible. :)
Susan Bradbury
Great painting...love the intense, deep, sense of forboding with the approaching storm. Wonderful painterly brush strokes.
Susan Bradbury
Great painting...love the intense, deep, sense of forboding with the approaching storm. Wonderful painterly brush strokes.
Susan Bradbury
Great painting...love the intense, deep, sense of forboding with the approaching storm. Wonderful painterly brush strokes.
Catherine Howard
Truly magnificent, Talya and your use of colour to convey the scene is amazing! F/V
Julia Taylor
I feel the sense of both my smallness and the immensity of creation, that makes mountains and valleys, rivers and oceans, and yet allows me to still be witness to all its beauty. I feel that awe as I take this painting in.