Painting in the late afternoon light is challenging because the scene in front of you changes so quickly.  It also can be rewarding.  Sometimes as I scan thumbnails of my paintings, I feel a “sameness” of color palate, a lot of yellows, blues and greens.  Painting in the waning afternoon light, changes all that.

Warm Laguna, Oil on Linen 12 x 16

On a Saturday afternoon a few weeks ago, I set out to the North Laguna Beach trailhead with a commanding view of Laguna Main Beach, set up, and began to paint; knowing that like it or not, the light would be completely gone in 90 minutes.  The warm setting sun, caused the sky to be a pale green, the distant hills to become lavender, and the foreground trees to light up in oranges and reds.  This painting is “looser” than others I have painted recently, but I guess that is the trade off, when you are racing the sun.

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