January Mood

[Donna T]

I took a photo from the car on New's Year's Day (early evening) and challenged myself to crop it and make a painting of the snowy atmosphere. I used a palette knife and roller to try to prevent myself from putting in details. The mood and simplified values were what attracted me in the first place so I tried to stick with that. 14 x 14 Oil and cold wax on paper.

 

[Terri]

Donna, this is so good I want to stand up and cheer. The palette is so good! A perfect mix of grays and white to bring on that cold, January feeling. Brrr!! But those touches of purplish pink in the sky hint at more, like spring is just around the corner, and also give lovely depth to the scene.

I like the way you used the knife and roller to keep everything soft. Yay!! Great work.

 

[Kyle Martin]

Hi Donna,
Love this! This captures those cold cloudy dusk moments in winter with the thick atmospheres and when darker than the snow. Plus you added so much interest with the broken color creating the grays. Way to push yourself it’s a major success

 

[john]

Yeah what they said. Superb. Great texture and depth.

 

[Jo Castillo]

This is so beautiful. I just knew it was a pastel as it was so soft. You have a magic touch in all media.