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| Cumulus Tower Over Black Mesa - #6 oil on wood panel - 6x6 © S.Johnson |
This view is to the west, approaching Kayenta, around noon.
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| Cumulus to the South - #5 oil on wood panel - 6x6 © S.Johnson |
A blog of painting, photography, and travel throughout the Four Corners states
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Road trip series: Monsoon skies, oil, 6x6
Paintings from today and yesterday evening...
A composite of two photos taken moments apart - one for the land and the other for the more dramatic cloud. If there is one thing that never ceases to amaze me, it's how rapid the build-up of these summer monsoon clouds happens. When a cumulus cloud is taller than it is wide, it is known as a "cumulus congestus". Next stage: cumulonimbus (raincloud).
This view is to the west, approaching Kayenta, around noon.
These clouds are nowhere near those in the above painting; they are building up miles away to the south, probably over Second Mesa and the Hopi reservation. The landscape itself is different as well; orange sandy dunes lead to a tilted slab of white Navajo sandstone, with more pink dunes and a wide, sweeping plateau.
This view is to the west, approaching Kayenta, around noon.
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WOW!! Those are so beautiful Sonya! I love the shadows on those clouds. :) And the contrast of the blue in the sky with the orange ground is so awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove the contrast of the dark blue sky and colorful clouds. Beautiful paintings.
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks Crystal! Clouds are so amazing, and I love painting them again. And, yay for compliments, right? They make paintings sing.
ReplyDeleteHi Sheri - thanks so much. I originally had the sky in the top painting a bit lighter, but once I darkened it up, it really improved the painting. I'm glad you like them!
Love those big storm clouds.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jala - nice to hear from you again!
ReplyDeleteWow! Serious clouds. Love the colors of these paintings!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debbie! They have been a blast to paint.
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