Winter Sunset Sketch

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Christine

: Winter Sunset Sketch

4:20pm
17°F icy cold wind
Centennial Park

As daylight quickly slips away, a golden glow desperately hangs near the horizon. Purples and blues creep in behind me, shadows start to disappear, and the night takes over.

The retention pond is nearly iced-covered except for a small round opening which contains many mallards and geese, noisily competing for some aquatic real estate.

A strong icy wind from the North-West stings my face and makes me head towards my car.

Here is the actual photo. I painted this at home in the comfort of warmth! I went a little crazy on the thickness of the foreground tree….but that’s okay.

Winter although harsh, is so beautiful especially near sunset when soft pastel colors emerge!

Category: art, Artwork, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, Sunsets/SunriseTags: centennial park, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, watercolor, watercolor and micron pen, winter, winter sunset, winter trees

2 Comments on “Winter Sunset Sketch”

carol
December 18, 2010

NICE Work Chris.

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letspaintnature
December 26, 2010

Carol: Thank you and Merry Christmas!

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