High Drama
I was in Bellingham doing errands one afternoon when a storm was brewing. At one point, I got into my car, looked up, and saw this incredible sky. The clouds were so dark and the sun breaking through was so bright, the contrast was irresistible. Nature also composed the design so beautifully that all I had to do was snap photos of this very fleeting moment. Later, in the studio, when I designed the painting I omitted power lines, the Herald building, and other distracting information that was in the reference photos, and I added the broken fence at the bottom to ground the sky without distracting from it.
Original painting. Soft pastel on Dakota sanded pastel board, 11 x 8.5 inches. Completed 5-18-2008.
Available $265 including matting and frame.
Posters, prints and greeting cards with this image can be ordered online.
