Blue City Sunset

[trufflecat]

18x24 oil on canvas. An old one that you may have seen before. C&C welcome.

 

[Donna T]

I love those colors! This is so cool, Susan. Did you do a color study or sketch first or did you just wing it?

 

[Jo Castillo]

Beautiful colors, makes me smile.

 

[Triduana]

Love it. Brilliant colour choices and busy city skyline!

 

[ZenDruid]

Very nice, city on the bay, mountains behind.

 

[Artyczar]

Wonderful! It almost looks digital in a way. I love how the red parts seep down into the buildings. This is a great one!

 

[Enyaw]

Great color. I remember art like this from the seventies or eighties but I can't remember the artists.

 

[snoball]

That's amazing and very well done!

 

[trufflecat]

Thank you all very much for your comments - really appreciated.
Donna - Thanks for your question and interest. I always do a study first, in color, on my PC using the Art Rage program. I'm not sure if it influences me in a more digital direction as well or if that's my natural inclination anyway. But it sure helps to try out color schemes. I don't think I could do it successfully 'in my head'!

 

[Terri]

Wow!! This is so expertly rendered! Love your colors and cityscape shapes. Just terrific.

 

[trufflecat]

Thank you, Terri.

 

[laf.art]

This is fab, the colours are gorgeous and I find the painting really calming somehow

 

[trufflecat]

You are all so nice to comment - very much appreciated, and many thanks for taking the time.
This painting always seems to me more like a poster or print - so two-dimensional.

 

[classic]

A great idea! I love it very much. This succession of color plans from the near foreground up to the sky far away gives the perfect impression of depth.

 

[Katie]

I think it's very good. I love the colour mix and it just all works together really well.

 

[trufflecat]

Thanks very much classic and Katie!

 

[OleKobe]

Excellent artwork! This definitely has a hot, hazy summery feel

 

[trufflecat]

Thanks, OleKobe!

 

[rcleary171]

You could have played it safe and not applied that shock of red paint in the center. It would still have been a beautiful painting. But that blood red application, like a wound, jolts this work into another direction. The sun doesn't simply dip behind the horizon but melts into the very fabric of the city, becoming part of the night scape. I applaud your craft and your courage.

 

[trufflecat]

rcleary, I don't think of myself as courageous, but thank you very much for saying so! Glad you like it.