Northern Lights

Acrylic, tempera, and plaster on high profile canvas (48" W x 24" H x 1.75" D)    

The mountains are some of my favorite places on Earth, the crispness of the air, the big sky views, and the altitudes. This painting gives me all these things. It reminds me of New Mexico or Colorado where I could hike among the giant pine and aspen trees and look out across an expansive vista.

I used acrylic paints in blues, golds, and coppers to give this piece its big sky look. Before I put on the colors though, I applied a plaster based texture to the canvas to give it more character and complexity. In the final step I applied several coats of non-toxic polyurethane to bring out the colors and protect the paint.

Colors: Navy blue, sky blue, lime green, white, copper, gold, orange

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