Unfinished Painting--Mountain
Majesty or Monster?
This final painting in the series
of unfinished disasters is this mountain scene.
I have no idea what I had in mind when I started this, but it became
increasingly dark and broody. I think
that I was trying to emulate one of my early art heroes, Charles Rhinehart. He was exceptional at the art of the
landscape, and followed along the steps of the masters. I, unfortunately, do not have the knack of
doing a landscape without a lot of angst and hair pulling. I can't seem to make it come alive. Does this painting deserve a bit of extra
time to make it work? I am REALLY not
sure! Something rather unexpected about
this particular piece....it changes with the light in the studio! When a sunbeam hits it, it becomes
interesting and glorious. When a dim light
hits it, it becomes mystery-laden and scary.
I am not sure how that happened.
Or what to do with it. Got any
ideas?
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