Archive for January, 2007
First Snow, started
Monday, January 15th, 2007
36 x 24 inches acrylics and crackle medium on wrapped canvas
First Snow has many layers and blobs of paint. A damp cloth dipped in white was wiped lightly across the textured surface to create the effect of snow powder. The scene is of tall Spruce trees in Calgary (Alberta) where on September 1st, the day I was to return to Dallas, I awoke to a gentle snowfall and powder on the trees.
This was an experiment to see if crackle medium could help give an impression of snowfall. The painting may need another layer to create more depth in the main large tree, but for now hanging it and studying once in a while is a good way to evaluate if work is finished or not.