Here is “Brisk Day.”
Brisk Day. 60″ x 30″, Acrylic on Linen, © 2022 Cedar Lee
There’s a lot of movement throughout this painting. In the background, a shifting zigzag of bright blue sky is framed by puffy white clouds.
Brisk Day. 60″ x 30″, Acrylic on Linen, © 2022 Cedar Lee
The sun, while not directly visible, fills the clouds with a glowing light.
Detail: Brisk Day. 60″ x 30″, Acrylic on Linen, © 2022 Cedar Lee
The autumn leaves are a range of colors from green to yellow, orange, red and brown, and they are sparse on the countless tiny branches, indicating that we are deep into the fall season and many of the leaves have already fallen.
Detail: Brisk Day. 60″ x 30″, Acrylic on Linen, © 2022 Cedar Lee
Detail: Brisk Day. 60″ x 30″, Acrylic on Linen, © 2022 Cedar Lee
Many small details will be noticed up close.
Detail: Brisk Day. 60″ x 30″, Acrylic on Linen, © 2022 Cedar Lee
Detail: Brisk Day. 60″ x 30″, Acrylic on Linen, © 2022 Cedar Lee
The overall effect is the brilliance of a cold and sunny day. It brings to mind the sound of leaves crunching underfoot.
Brisk Day. 60″ x 30″, Acrylic on Linen, © 2022 Cedar Lee
While this painting can be displayed on its own, it is particularly striking when hung side-by-side with its companion piece “Vivid Evening.”
Large-scale blue tree paintings: Brisk Day (left) and Vivid Evening (right) © 2022 Cedar Lee
Notice that I made the branches of one painting reach off the edges of the canvas and into the other canvas!
Detail: Brisk Day (left) and Vivid Evening (right) © 2022 Cedar Lee
The huge scale of these paintings is hard to convey in photos. Seeing them in person is a different experience!
Artist Cedar Lee with large-scale blue tree paintings: Brisk Day (left) and Vivid Evening (right) © 2022
Large-scale blue tree paintings: Brisk Day (left) and Vivid Evening (right) © 2022 Cedar Lee
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