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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Sunset Cliffs Reflection

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This painting of Sunset Cliffs is done on La Carte Pastel Card and measures 23"x26.5".  I have been studying the book by Robert Henri called "The Art Spirit".  Though this book was assembled in 1923, I find myself identifying with many of his  thoughts.  I thought in particular for this painting the following quote was appropriate ..."the most vital things in a landscape endure only a moment"...The colors I used I thought were right for the moment based on my memory of it.  The movement of the waves and the contrast of the light on the horizon and the shadows upon the cliffs all came out as I remember them.

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