UNDER THE MADNESS / W. Va. Farm Under a Storm Cloud / Acrylics to Wrapped Canvas / 11 x 14 x 2 / $192

Creating balance in a painting is an exercise I practice each time I paint a landscape. The light that appears in the sky along the edge of the dark angry clouds is reflected on the white farmhouse and on the tips of the grass growing in the field in front. The layers of charcoal gray in gradient were the trickiest parts of the sky, but I’m finally pleased with this result.

The focal point is never in the center; as I try to follow the thirds’ theory for a focal point. I prefer to exclusively place detail in the focal point areas, everything else gets only a suggestion of detail. The addition of light along the edge of the dark clouds falls somewhere in between the details of the buildings and the lack of details in the foliage along the horizon flanking either side of the house.

The madness of the storm cloud brings moodiness to the scene. The rosey haze along the horizon line is repeated in the sky and the foreground, although it’s not obvious. The color palette for this composition was inspired by a painting with similar subject matter under blue skies. (See the last image for the color inspiration.)

TWICE AS NICE / W. Va. Farm in Autumn Under Blue Skies / Acrylics to Wrapped Canvas / 11 x 14 x 2 / $192

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