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It occurred to me that one of the main reasons I like to paint sunny snow scenes is that it fulfills my desire to span the entire value spectrum (where value = lightness to darkness). Whereas a foggy scene would have no super darks or super lights because everything is muted, a bright sunny day in the sun is another story, Like in last week's Wilton Winter Mill, the darkest darks in the water occur because of winter's low sun angle, yet the snow can be brilliantly light because it is translucent.
Of course the other reason I like to paint snow is that - usually - that is our reality for at least three months of the year. Why not embrace it?!
Today's painting is a similar color palette, and has that same wide value range from darkest to lightest. This painting is my favorite so far this season and was done on an aluminum panel. On the painting's surface, the metal shows through and where it does, it looks a bit shimmery. I also scraped off paint with the tip of my palette knife revealing aluminum to represent dry grasses.
This is a New Hampshire scene along the edge of a pond where a little brook traveled under a footbridge. Over to my left, there were people ice fishing and even a few vehicles sitting on the ice. Yikes, but this end looked melty and so picturesque!
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