ALBERTA BLUE TRIPTYCH - almost complete!

Alberta Blue Triptych - almost completed

Although this photo was taken under less-than-ideal conditions, it still shows how this painting is coming along. Two of the three 20" x 20" panels are now complete, and I hope to finish the third panel in the next couple of days. It will then be ready to enter into my home art show.

 I love how the late afternoon sun hits the tops of these trees which are outside my kitchen window. The sun lights them up with warm colors just as it is disappearing behind a hill which is opposite our property. Against the brilliant blue of our Alberta skies, this creates a picture I never tire of! It is wonderful to see it in real life... and coming in slightly behind is seeing it in a painting!

A New Painting - Alberta Blue with Poplar Leaves

I have a new painting on my easel. This canvas is not quite square - it's 20" x 24". Here you can see the "Alberta Blue" background color which I have created from several different hues of blues and greens. I usually do not use paint straight from a tube, but tend to blend and mix until the color I want emerges. Through years of experimentation, I generally don't end up with "mud" like I did when I first began to paint.

Here you can see the first layer of leaves and

branches placed on the background sky. In my backyard, I have a small "forest" of poplar trees

which turn a beautiful brilliant yellow and gold in the fall. Against the intense blue of these Alberta skies we have, they create a spectacular color experience. I am hoping to replicate some of that here... These are not all the leaves which will be in this painting - but I thought you would like to see this one in its early stages.