A recent visit to the Rhododendron Garden at Point Defiance Park in Pierce County, Washington State resulted in this little painting. The rhododendron garden is in a natural forest filled with rhododendrons, sword ferns, and tall trees. On a spring day, sunlight sifts in and out amongst the towering old growth trees. This particular view focuses on the brilliance of sun-drenched shrubery sparkling in a glow of sunshine. This painting is a small 8x10 study that I used as a resource for a larger 24x30 inch painting of the same subject. Painting this scene was a delight to view and to paint. Technorati tags:
8x10, American, Art, Daily, Daily Painting, Evergreens, Ferns, Fir Tree, Forest, Garden, Green, Impressionist, Landscape, Landscape Painting, Oil, oil painting, Original, Pacific Northwest, Painting, Park, Path, Rhododendron, Rhody, Sparkle, Spring, Sunlight, Sunny, Sunshine, tree, Trees, Washington State, Yellow
1 comment:
Beautiful painting - really brings out the brightness of the day as a contrast to the shade under the trees
John
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