I’m certain I could not have painted “Birch Grove Drive, Spring Forsythia” at any time of year other than spring. I believe that every work I create captures a moment in my sensibility. And I confess I’m happily in a spring state of mind these days.
New growth, warmer sunshine, longer days. Every change in the season invariably provides me with an extra jolt of creativity. Kind of a seasonal double espresso. I’m awake!
Marshall
Time spent in Telluride never fails to result in the creation of inspiring sketches. Here’s a painting done from one I made a fall or two ago just south of town.
I know a painting is on the right track when I can recall the weather when looking at the work. Does that make sense? In this piece I can feel the cold, crisp, calm early morning air, just before the sun rose above the horizon and raked across the face of the snow covered peak.
Marshall
I find myself frequently concentrating on elements of the landscape that exist beneath the sky. Consequently the horizon ends up quite high in my paintings. I think that approach to composition adds a sense of intimacy and a feeling of “being there.”
“Western Skyline” on the other hand is all about the glorious Colorado sky! Join me Thursday, January 2, from 5-8pm at Slate Gray Gallery in Telluride to take a look at the actual painting. I’d be happy to see you!
Marshall
