A Place Out of the Sun

11" x 14", acrylic on canvas panel, © 2023
Collection of the Artist

Returning home from central Utah, it was a hot summer's day, and to the side of the road was a respite from the heat—a hollow of sorts when the lowering sun was obscured and the blaze of the sun could still be seen.
    It was fun to paint as I recently used a new technique for me—a palette knife. I had purchased a new one in a recent workshop and had used it in another painting. In this painting, like the other one, the foliage of the trees was the issue. The knife had proven itself then; now could it do it again. It did, and the trees came to life in the afternoon sun.