Long Shadows

”Paging Dr Freud!” Well, not really. This doesn’t take too much analysis. I have actually always found seasons where the sun is low, and the light accentuates certain forms in the landscape, fascinating. But yes, right now it is hard not to concentrate on shadows.

MG painting, March 7th, 2020
MG painting, March 7th, 2020
Palette, March 7th, 2020
Palette, March 7th, 2020

Started to photograph the process and then got lost in it.

Trees from the deck, Clinton Corners, 2:30 pm, March 7th, 2020
Trees from the deck, Clinton Corners, 2:30 pm, March 7th, 2020

Fought with this next one and at a certain point, following a lukewarm, but honest response from Mark, I scraped it back and reworked it. See the change in the last three images. I was cranky but he was right. Although I also wonder now, why I didn’t have the foresight to stop at the second or third step – about five minutes in…

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Trees, Clinton Corners, 12:45 pm, March 21st, 2020
Trees, Clinton Corners, 12:45 pm, March 21st, 2020

My favorite below, followed by the indulgence of details.

Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail - Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail – Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail - Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail – Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail - Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail – Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail - Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail – Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail - Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail – Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail - Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020
Detail – Trees and Shadows, Clinton Corners, 3:30 pm, March 21st, 2020

Please let me know what you think!