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Jun 12, 2015
Media: Oil Sketch on Centurian Oil Primed Linen Panel
with an additional coat of Rublev Lead Primer
Size: 4x6 in
We now continue with the journal entry for Christmas
Eve, carrying on from the last entry upon returning from my supplies run to
Lakeview. Cloud began to come in from
the southwest late in the day, but the stars did come out, and the crescent
Moon, and while eating supper I watched it set, disappearing behind the Coyote
Hills at 18:43. Throughout the night the
bands of cloud thickened and the wind arose, and by Christmas Eve morning there
was only the odd wan sucker hole
allowing a bit of sun to shine through here and there, and what appeared to be
the occasional shower passing in the far distance; but it didn't feel like rain
just yet ... when would it arrive. And
then during breakfast a few larger sun-breaks appeared and so a few hundred
yards from the CCC Campground I made a quick pencil sketch of view seen in the
above Oil Sketch, and then returned to more level ground to paint the Oil
Sketch from the driver's seat; the view of the Rabbit Hills remained the same
for reference, but the foreground was referenced from the pencil sketch. It was a good thing I had done the drawing,
since within the hour the rain swept in obscuring the distance at times; the
lighting depicted was as it had been just after breakfast. The rain became snow by 15:00 ... a dusting,
really, with more on the upper slopes of Hart Mountain, behind me ... and
although the wind slackened off during the day, there were some gusty periods,
as the temperature dropped from the relative warmth of the morning. The waxing crescent Moon broke through while
drinking my after supper coffee, and I watched it until it set at 19:54; Christmas
Eve in the High Desert ... and tomorrow Christmas Day ... maybe more snow! Imprimatura: Venetian Red. The Pigments used were: Rublev Blue Ridge Yellow Ochre, Italian Burnt
Sienna, with Winsor & Newton Cobalt Blue & Cremnitz White. For more visit www.StevenThorJohanneson.blogspot.com.
We now continue with the journal entry for Christmas
Eve, carrying on from the last entry upon returning from my supplies run to
Lakeview. Cloud began to come in from
the southwest late in the day, but the stars did come out, and the crescent
Moon, and while eating supper I watched it set, disappearing behind the Coyote
Hills at 18:43. Throughout the night the
bands of cloud thickened and the wind arose, and by Christmas Eve morning there
was only the odd wan sucker hole
allowing a bit of sun to shine through here and there, and what appeared to be
the occasional shower passing in the far distance; but it didn't feel like rain
just yet ... when would it arrive. And
then during breakfast a few larger sun-breaks appeared and so a few hundred
yards from the CCC Campground I made a quick pencil sketch of view seen in the
above Oil Sketch, and then returned to more level ground to paint the Oil
Sketch from the driver's seat; the view of the Rabbit Hills remained the same
for reference, but the foreground was referenced from the pencil sketch. It was a good thing I had done the drawing,
since within the hour the rain swept in obscuring the distance at times; the
lighting depicted was as it had been just after breakfast. The rain became snow by 15:00 ... a dusting,
really, with more on the upper slopes of Hart Mountain, behind me ... and
although the wind slackened off during the day, there were some gusty periods,
as the temperature dropped from the relative warmth of the morning. The waxing crescent Moon broke through while
drinking my after supper coffee, and I watched it until it set at 19:54; Christmas
Eve in the High Desert ... and tomorrow Christmas Day ... maybe more snow! Imprimatura: Venetian Red. The Pigments used were: Rublev Blue Ridge Yellow Ochre, Italian Burnt
Sienna, with Winsor & Newton Cobalt Blue & Cremnitz White. For more visit www.StevenThorJohanneson.blogspot.com.
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