Early Morning Sky

The blue of the sky is blocked in first with a mix of Pthalo Blue + a touch of Cadmium Orange + White. Then the soft clouds are made of MUD (Ultramarine Blue + Alizarin Crimson) + White. Nearest where the sun will be breaking through a bit of Cadmium Red Light is added to the cloud mix. Directly to the right of the windmill I make a few brushstrokes of the previous mix + a little Cadmium Orange. The oval shape of the top of the windmill is drawn into the wet sky with some of the oil wash I used yesterday. You can click on the image to see it larger.

The distant hills are painted, those farthest away are made bluer so they recede. I’ve let the sun break through the clouds with strokes of White + a little Cadmium Yellow Medium. The sunlight reflects off the clouds, this is why I painted them warmer close to where the sun is rising.

Jack and I love old barns, this is one of our favorites. I’ve used this one many times as a model; somehow it always seems to come out different 🙂 Warm light also bounces off the huge Live Oak tree behind the structure.

Now I come back and delineate the spaces between the windmill blades with some of the leftover cloud mix.

The farthest edge of the field of bluebonnets is blocked in with a mix of Ultramarine Blue + Dioxazine Purple + White. Thank you for visiting our studio today. Hope to see you again soon. Hugs,