Here’s another painting for you!
Pivotal Moment, 30 x 30″, Oil/Canvas
As you can see, I’m riding a wave of tree and eclipse-inspired creativity.
This painting shows another Tree of Life, but I think of this one as a younger tree, relatively speaking. I see this tree as having a personality, in a tree-like way of course. It is a living witness to the fleeting but very special moment of the total eclipse, and in this moment, the tree being “plugged in” to the rest of the universe is particularly evident.
The whole scene vibrates with the excitement of the moment, which I tried to show through the color palette, which is both vibrant and earthy.
I’m digging these colors and I’m already planning more paintings with the same palette.
Wow! It looks to me like the tree is somehow reacting to the sudden disappearance of the sun at an unexpected time. The last total eclipse of the sun I saw was in 1985, pregnant with my son, working at a local hospital. The shadows looked so odd — everything looked odd. Love your painting(s). How you continue to paint with kids is a wonder to me. I had to give it up during those years.
Nice! Back on the job at last. I enjoy your blog a lot.
Is there a software program for displaying your paintings in the furniture sittings as you do?
Brant