Shepherds Dell Falls
Most artists while on a plein-air jaunt, are at times faced with the unexpected. My friend Ron and I thought we had found the perfect place to paint. We didn’t stop to think how quickly the view
before us would disappear. As the afternoon sun streamed in over the falls, the foliage sang with the greens of the moment. Suddenly realizing that we were losing our view rapidly, I decided to switch my painting tools from brushes to palette knife. The race was on! As the sun began to sink to the right of my view, I placed the last stroke of the knife on the board.
Although this painting is a departure from my “normal” style, for me it did capture literally the moment. This painting is a small format work on Masonite board. The original is just 8×10 inches but through the miracle of high resolution print making, prints of much larger size are available.
High Resolution Giclee prints of this painting are available by going to:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/shepherds-dell-falls-coumbia-gorge-or-jim-gola.html
March 14, 2008 at 12:01 am
It displays as cool, wet, crisp. I can hear it and feel it. A very strong piece.
March 14, 2008 at 12:02 am
………..and you need to fix your clock……… My watch says 5pm……
March 14, 2008 at 4:24 am
The piece has a great feel. I like the way you handled the water.
March 14, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Tks…
I guess that is what making haste does for we artists now and then. No time to think, just to react to the passing moment.
Jim Gola