Snow is fun to paint and, for me at least, it happens rarely enough that I often forget the details of what it looks like an how to capture it. So let’s use photos to observe what it looks like, and think about how to paint it.
Alpenglow without mountains?
One of my favorite phenomena to paint is alpenglow: when the peaks of mountains turn dazzling warm golds, corals, and pinks at sunrise or sunset. Typically snow turns pink or gold, while rock-browns turn vibrant burnt orange. I like this phenomenon so much I took a class in it with Claire Giordano. I don’t live … Read more