This is my newest painting of a small boat launch in Juneau called Amalga Harbor. It was a beautiful sunny morning and we were going out to get some crab. I could not resist the contrasting warm light on the distant hill with the cool colors in the shady snow areas.
This past year was a bit of a surprise to me. As the year started out at the Gallery, I thought I had a good batch of minis (2.5×3.5 inches) and really did not plan to paint any more. As the months rolled on these little things began selling more than I anticipated and so I had to change course and do some more. I am finding that I rather enjoy painting them too. It still surprises me that I can learn so much by doing such a small work. But it is quite wonderful! And these beautiful floating frames that my wonderful husband makes for them are the bomb. I really enjoy seeing people’s reactions as they study them. I think some of them would like a magnifying glass to look a little closer…I may just put one there to see what happens.
This was a fun piece to work on. I have been practicing trees and ‘sky holes’ as well as low light effects. This is an 8×10 from a photo I took in Maine.
Here in Juneau, AK, we call the road going north, “out the road.” It is a dead end and does not connect to any other part of Alaska. You can drive for many miles along this road and the whole way is a continuous view such as this painting. the mountains are called the Chilkat range. As you can see, it is spectacular on a clear day!
