Enriched Evening, Sunset
Giclee Print
Created by
Ken Elliott
Sunsets are an opportunity to shout in color! The artist does like making oils of skies and he typically does them in subtle ways, exploring the color opportunities quietly. However, when he came across this sunset photo, he wanted to see it in paint. It was started six months ago and came together nicely, but the composition was off, and it stayed off while other designs were worked out with that glowing sky.
Elliott moved the smaller trees around and some were made taller, moving up to the top of the canvas. That is when the design began to sing, but there was more to do. It's a scene without a roadmap, leaving Elliott to be the gardener of that field and working out the details for months. At the very end, a dramatic arrangement began to assemble and he found more ways to shout by adding extra lines of color below the blue hills.
As the pinks, oranges and yellows went in, the painting became the dramatic scene the artist had set out to do. When it was complete at 8pm in the studio, a title came to mind. It had been a good day with this finish and his day was enriched.
Elliott moved the smaller trees around and some were made taller, moving up to the top of the canvas. That is when the design began to sing, but there was more to do. It's a scene without a roadmap, leaving Elliott to be the gardener of that field and working out the details for months. At the very end, a dramatic arrangement began to assemble and he found more ways to shout by adding extra lines of color below the blue hills.
As the pinks, oranges and yellows went in, the painting became the dramatic scene the artist had set out to do. When it was complete at 8pm in the studio, a title came to mind. It had been a good day with this finish and his day was enriched.