Golden Hour Painting

This one started with an old photo of a coffee mug that was sitting in the window of my Santa Fe studio. The light was perfect that morning and you could see through the misty window, hints of poplars and sage all the way down the arroyo. The light was splashing off the table in this spectacular way. We had a pitcher like this but it wasn't in the photo so I had to create that from memory. Same with the orange juice. It's good practice to paint from memory. I had the mug and the window but it was an old hazy photo, just a hint of what I really wanted out of the finished painting. But it was enough I think. I like the push and pull of the lights and darks, the story they tell and the mood. The complimentary colors, yellows and oranges and their drama contrasting with the dusky, muted lavender cooling things down a bit. To me the brush strokes always feel like they've got a life of their own and I'm just barely able to control them if at all. Years ago I strived for control and now I feel like there's so much "fruit" in giving up some of it. There's a sweet spot for me where I'm in the zone. I'm right at the edge of it when the energy's best. It's such a touchy thing, balancing it all in every brush stroke. But that's what makes it so fun and challenging and gets me out of bed in the morning running back to the easel for more.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36 W x 24 H x 2 D in

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