I liked how the light hit the background mountain in an earlier painting "Out In The Cold" and wanted to try it again in a different way. After sketching out various ideas of Islamic summer palaces high in the mountains set against the light hitting a mountain in the background I settled this morning on setting it loosely on the planet Hoth in the Star Wars films. This is two thirds through the initial tonal underpainting which I hope to finish tomorrow and try and get the blue wash over it later in the day as it could well be dry by four in the afternoon in this sunny weather.
This is being painted early for my slot on Every Day Original next month as I will be away from the studio for three weeks 19 May to 10 June in Pennsylvania painting on an historic farm near Amish country as an Artist In Residence.
Oil on linen 12" x 16".
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