Twilight Sky

Twilight Sky

12"x9" | Oil on panel

Steve Allrich
$900

I painted this very quickly using a lot of palette knife, intending to go back in afterwords and refine it a little. But after my initial pass on it, I decided to leave it alone: even though it's quite sketchy and a bit rough in execution, I liked the energy of it.   

Morning Light, Dunes

Morning Light, Dunes

12" x 12" | Oil on panel

Steve Allrich
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This painting is really about the contrast between the sky and the glare light on the sand. I painted the grass (silhouetted against the sky) darker than it really was in order to emphasize that contrast, to add drama to the painting and to add additional punch to the light on the sand. The grass in the foreground is an invention. I wanted to break up the big foreground shape and add some interest to it.  

Twilight Path

Twilight Path

9" x 12" | Oil on panel

Steve Allrich 

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This is a view along another favorite walk in Northwest Connecticut, painted from memory, aided by a photo I took with my phone. The light this time of day is magic. Values are close - there's usually not a ton of contrast - so you have to do a lot with changes in color temperature. The warm light and cool shadows are so appealing. There's a reason they call it "magic hour" in the movies...