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Nov 1, 2024
Media: oil on gessoboard
Size: 6x6 in
I love a round bale scene, - warm colors, warm weather, warm memories of running on top of rows of them as a child, jumping from bale to bale, hoping you didn't misjudge the gap and end up with itchy hay wedged in all your crevices. I love summer so much. Nowadays, it seems more common to see the bales wrapped, and I honestly never thought I'd make a painting of them. Not quite as warm and fuzzy, y'know? But, on a cold and rainy day in June, the bad-rap bales got to me. The way they popped against the saturated greens, the fog and the blue hills; so many greens and blues! I had to try to recreate it. (Credit for the title to the sweet friend that introduced it to me. ;) ) Enjoy!
I love a round bale scene, - warm colors, warm weather, warm memories of running on top of rows of them as a child, jumping from bale to bale, hoping you didn't misjudge the gap and end up with itchy hay wedged in all your crevices. I love summer so much. Nowadays, it seems more common to see the bales wrapped, and I honestly never thought I'd make a painting of them. Not quite as warm and fuzzy, y'know? But, on a cold and rainy day in June, the bad-rap bales got to me. The way they popped against the saturated greens, the fog and the blue hills; so many greens and blues! I had to try to recreate it. (Credit for the title to the sweet friend that introduced it to me. ;) ) Enjoy!
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