The following pictures are taken outside where the blue tone is seen more clearly.
The idea for this painting came as vision over the course of a few years. The intent was strong and I felt it had to be drawn out on canvas.
An interesting thing happened while in the midst of this painting. I got an email from a person inquiring if I had done their sunset painting because it, as well, was by a ‘L’Etoile’. The framed picture was a vibrant scene of an incredible sunset over an ocean. I wish I knew who it was. Funny how life is, if you’re thinking about a subject, this one being sunsets, the subject becomes an object and appears in all kinds of ways right in front of you.
charcoal sketch on paper
oil sketch on canvas
clear wax added
light green oil paint
darker shades of oils added
burnt umber on wall and branches
brown wax painted on
larger white stones painted with gesso
clear wax brushed on stones and shadows added
more shading and highlighting
Final scene
Dyeing eggs with blueberries, turmeric, spinach, red cabbage and cheese cloth.
channeling the abstract 