Sunrise Advancing - Mt. Hood Sunrise
by Talya Johnson
Title
Sunrise Advancing - Mt. Hood Sunrise
Artist
Talya Johnson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Panoramic Ht. Hood Painting from Hood River sunrise,
On day two of the Pacific NW Plein Air event, I had to wake up at 3am, in order to travel to Mt. Hood Winery in Hood River, in time to catch the sunrise. I know from experience that there are a few precious minutes (if conditions are clear) as the sun rises, that Mt. Hood turns a most glorious array of violets and pinks. My mission was to capture that color and light in oil paint. We arrived in the area around 5:20 and were set up by 5:40am (one of my quickest set ups EVER). I quickly sketched in all my shapes with oil and spike, to find the right composition. Then mixed the colors I guesstimated would emerge. The light show started around 6:20 am and was gone by (6:50am). From then on I had to be very careful to continue painting what I remembered rather than what was in front of me. It was so so so tempting to chase the light and change my colors to the more orange/yellow tone bathing the scene in front of me. I chose to stay true to my vision and mission, kept the oil painting loose and expressive, while adding interest and light through impasto (thick paint). This was my personal favorite of the four paintings that were exhibited at the Columbia Art Gallery for the Pacific Northwest Plein Air Event. ~Tali
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October 26th, 2020
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Diamante Lavendar
Congratulations! Your wonderful art is being featured in Emotive Art Group! Please take a moment to visit the group and archive your work under the feature discussion link provided! ~Diamante
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of “Impressionism” group! Please take a moment to add it to the featured art archive and the catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work! Lori
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is Featured on the homepage of the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! 10/30/20 l/f/pin
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"