Wednesday, September 5, 2012
"Morning Song"
Pastel on Canson Touch, 14x10
In late August on the marsh, the rising sun orchestrates a song for the morning. The clear light creates the harmony by mixing the blazing, bright color of the day with the soft, muted tones of the shadows and distance. At this time of year, the spartina grass is an intense green of almost blinding purity, and the tips of the long blades begin to turn to a golden yellow. The taller cord grass begins to fade with touches of red and light brown. When the tide is high early in the day, the water is like a mirror for the grass and distant trees. The sky has a few fluffy, indistinct clouds that lose themselves in pink and lavender near the horizon.
I have set out to capture that image and atmosphere in this picture.
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