Monday, October 26, 2009

October Meadow


5" x 7" oil on gessoed masonite
SOLD

This is another view from the Bear Creek Park bike path. I try to walk everyday and more often than not I walk around this park. It has miles of trails and is so convenient, right out the door.

I'm trying to make sure that all my landscapes have a pattern of light, color, or shapes to draw the viewer's attention to a focal point, and to make the viewer's eye dance and move around the piece. In this painting the focal point was the unbelievable bright light on the chamisas (it's a little whiter here than in the painting) at the top of the meadow. I used color patterns to move you up to that point.

4 comments:

Karen said...

It's wonderful! ANother thing that brings my eye back is the color of the distant mountain...although it's back there, it's blue is like a magnet for me.

Celeste Bergin said...

fresh and lively--very appealing color!

Pam Holnback said...

Thanks Karen, the mountains here are constantly changing colors.

Cathyann, as you got a peek of, the fall colors here are jewel tones!

Thanks Celeste, so appreciate your input.

Nancy B. Hartley said...

Pam, I love the white bringing your eye through the painting. Really a nice sense of movement.
Just beautiful!