This 24″ x 36″ oil painting is called “Blue Skies Ahead.”
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A feeling of joy and optimism radiates from this painting. The colors glow in tones of warm gold, brown and blue.
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The dome of a wide blue sky spreads out above us as we look up into a circle of giant, ancient trees.
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This large, dramatic painting has a commanding presence.
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The golden light from the sun partially obliterates one of the tree trunks as it peeks around its edge.
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High up in the bright sky, we can see the faraway details of tiny branches reaching up into the open air.
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In the lower corner, the sky is a deeper, saturated turquoise blue.
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Up close, the thick texture of bold brush strokes and abstract shapes fill the surface of the painting.
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The image continues around the deep edges of the canvas.
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