Monday, June 29, 2009

Early at the Tunnel by BJ Wright

7"x5" oil on RayMar panel, painted en plein air, alla prima, on June 24th (completed at 8:20am)...$35 including shipping...The historic Tunnel Hill railroad tunnel is hidden in this plein air study, but is somewhere beyond the darkness on the lower left side. The sun had cleared Chetogeeta Mountain, turning the sky almost instantly from a golden haze to a clear blue. Taking the road to the left carries the viewer to the mouth of the tunnel. Contact me at beejw@charter.net for purchase.
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chuck larivey said...
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chuck larivey said...

Nice! I like your abstraction, colours and bold brushwork!

bj said...

Thanks! I think I'll do another tunnel painting...maybe in late afternoon with the same angle, etc.

chuck larivey said...

I think that's a good idea....What might be fun is to set a time limit...say 10 minutes....a number of tiny panels (maybe pre-toned)....maybe bigger brush...in your case...you might try using the end of your brush freely throughout the composition....once you know your subject then you'll own it! This is what I've learned from the 15-minute sunrise series...it didn't start out with a plan, but it clearly ended with a road map and a destination. I hope you benefit from that process because you were a very intrical part of it...You supplied the encouragement....thank you :=)))

bj said...

Thanks for encouraging me, too!
I just got back from 'abstracting' a little brick building set amongst trees. I don't want to 'noodle' it or fix anything. I'll just photo and post it as is.

chuck larivey said...

Can't wait!