Here is the newest addition to my collection of circular paintings: “Forest Glitter!”
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This painting is a fantasy about being showered with sunlight in a wild forest.
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The sunlight is scattered throughout the painting, glittering like treasure: reminiscent of countless sparkling diamonds, gold coins and rubies.
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The dazzling light and colors combined with the nature imagery of the forest is happy and energizing.
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Here, you can watch me completing the second half of the painting. (I blocked in the underpainting off-camera before capturing this footage.)
The warm red tones are full of emotion.
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I created this painting almost entirely with palette knives. You’ll notice that up close, there are many rough, blocky shapes and layers of texture in the details.
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I finished this painting as we are heading into the darkest part of the winter where I live, and this celebration of warmth and light is a bit of much-needed brightness!
With a 36″ diameter, the large scale of this artwork can brighten a whole room.
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