White Sun—Jade Sea (Sky Study #2)

White Sun—Jade Sea (Sky Study #2)

February 2021

White Sun—Jade Sea (Sky Study #2)

Brian Mahieu

White Sun—Jade Sea (Sky Study #2)
February 19, 2021 4:40 pm
Looking West, Hill Road Whidbey Island, Washington
plein air oil on linen
20 X 24 inches

This painting is on exhibit at the Jeanette Best Gallery through October 29. Contact me with purchasing information and I will connect you with the gallery if it is before the end of that exhibit.

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White Sun—Jade Sea (Sky Study #2)

I did a series of sky studies in Tonalist palettes last fall/winter, I love this especially moody one. Sometimes the sun appears white in the sky at sunset, due to cloud cover. I like the ambiguity of this piece, it could either be the moon or the sun. Painted on a very windy day, one of my palettes and a tray stand blew over the bluff as I worked. I only had about thirty minutes of daylight left and I watched in dismay as my palette tumbled down the eighty foot sea cliff. Since I always work from two palettes (one for the sky and water hues and one for the landscape colors) I was able to finish the painting and retrieve my palette from the beach afterwards.

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