Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Estuary Island


I thought this was finished last August and I hung it in my bedroom. Over the months I could tell something was off but I wasn`t sure what. As I painted it, I wanted the island compact and autonomous in an ocean of shifting fog. The right balance of calm areas to agitation was delicate. But it was too egg like so I developed the vegetation and intensified the color somewhat. It`s better now.

3 comments:

SamArtDog said...

life is but a dream...

Maureen said...

I agree, Randall; the painting is better now. The effect of the intensified color is like a pull and a tug, inward and toward the island, and yet the island seems more ethereal, more otherworldly. I really like this!

S. Etole said...

the background is stunning ...