This one follows on directly from "Cold Front"; another largely flat horizon, a relatively desolate landscape somewhere in New Mexico with in this case a solitary distant light near the horizon implying somebody living in a house in pretty much the middle of nowhere. At the moment I am thinking of having the landscape with a dusting of snow again but maybe I will change my mind as I go on... This one differs to "Cold Front" in that there is the indication of somebody actually seeing the glorious sky in this one whereas in "Cold Front" there is more a sense of melancholy as there is nobody there to see the beautiful natural landscape and sky.
"Lonesome" just popped into my head for the title and am sticking with it unless something better suggests itself.
This stage is the tonal underpainting for the landscape using my usual mix of Burnt Sienna and Winsor Violet thinned with Liquin and the basic background colour for the sky using a mix of Kings Blue Light, Permanent Orange, Lemon Yellow and Zinc White.
Oil on linen 22" x 16".
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