NEW YEAR'S DAY 5x7 PLEIN AIR FIELD STUDY by TOM BROWN

 

FIRST PAINTING OF THE NEW YEAR, FIELD STUDY, CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONIST PLEIN ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON 5x7 MASONITE PANEL.

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Each year on New Year's Day I like to get out with my pochade paint box and create my first painting of the New Year.

This is the site where I painted today, on January 1, 2013. The location is the edge of a farm not far from my home.

While I painted this scene the clouds broke momentarily and brilliant sunlight washed across the top of Saddleback Mountain. I moved quickly to capture it while I could.

When I finished the painting I moved closer to the treeline and shot a photo of the scene for comparison with my painting. Unfortunately the light had already moved on before I had the chance to shoot this photo.

Happy New Year, and thanks for looking.
Tom Brown
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