Here is “Blue Glow.”
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Shades of blue and green make up this peaceful forest painting. This cool color palette creates a very calming effect.
![Blue Glow. 36" Diameter, Acrylic on Canvas, © 2020 Cedar Lee](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Blue-Glow-Product-3-800x513.jpg)
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A stand of tall northwest evergreens reach up like arrows into an open blue sky.
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The sun shining through the trees looks like a million sparkling diamonds.
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The sun’s white light is so strong that it washes out the details of the trees, partly obliterating them.
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A ring of light spreads out from the sun, fading at its edges to a soft pastel glow.
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The circular format references the dome of the sky above us, and when viewed from an angle, the shape becomes an oval.
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The overall result of these combined design choices is a dreamy scene that is simultaneously calming and energizing, similar to the feeling of being in the great outdoors enjoying nature.
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Up close, the details become abstract and painterly, giving this artwork multiple layers of interest that shift depending on the distance from which it is viewed!
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