Sunday, August 14, 2011

Night paintings

What does color look like at night? There can be no better resource on the topic of night color then Frederic Remington. Many are not aware of his work in the area of night painting. I found a wonderful assemblage of Fred Remington’s night paintings in a book called :( The Color of Night) by Nancy K. Anderson, with essays by Alexander Nemerov and William C. Sharpe; in my opinion a most amazing addition to any art resource library.

Who doesn’t love moon light, especially a perfect full moon breaking over a high mountain ridge. Then top it off with fast moving clouds propelled by a cool summer breeze across a breath taking pristine alpine lake.

Night painting or painting concepts of what a particular composition might look like at night is a fascinating exploration of color and light.

Happy night painting,

Len Sodenkamp
Links to my original art as well as fine art prints go to www.sodenkampart.com
Oil on box panel 20 x 30 inches by Len Sodenkamp

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greggart said...

Nice post Len. I love noctures. There is a guy named Marc Hansen. He did two nocturnes a night for a whole month! It was pretty cool to see how the simplest and most boring subject can become interesting at night. I still really struggle with them though!

August 17, 2011 at 5:58 PM

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