It has become something of a ritual these past few years for me to rise before dawn in the hope of observing any interesting cloud formations. In a book that I am recently reading, it appears that Turner did the same thing - his luminous skies are something to behold! Anyway, on this morning, there was almost total cloud cover except for a soft line just above the horizon where the sun created orangish-red lines across the sky. This I felt I had to capture if only because it was something different from what I usually see when looking out. My easel was already set up so I worked quickly trying to get down as much as I could before the sky changed too much. I meant to add a little more landscape to the bottom of the work but ran out of room! If I do a larger version, I can readjust that. Size is 8 x 10 inches, oil on canvas.
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