While in Yosemite National Park, we watched the sun set from Glacier Point overlooking Half Dome. As the light faded and the darkness became absolute, more and more stars appeared. I had my camera set up and photographed the emerging stars. To make this painting, I wanted to try the thick layers of transparent medium again like I did in my painting Winter Cliffs. The multiple layers of acrylic end at the horizon line where I then used oil paint to capture the subtle shades in the mountains. The painting was then given a wax varnish. I think the textures and depth created by this technique is interesting. I especially like the brilliant star above the crown of Half Dome-makes me imagine a plumb line making a link between the two.
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This painting was the result of a trip to Yosemite National Park last summer. Within the square canvas, I was striving for a circular composition. The dark green of the valley forest and the darker upper sky forms a ring around the lighter, cooler space between the granite cliffs. It was challenging to create such extreme depth through the valley floor. The space at Yosemite is just amazing and almost incomprehensible.