Apr 16, 2008

"OVERPASS AT 5:42 AM"



Going into Palm Springs in the morning I took this shot knowing I was going to paint this one... It is painted direct with little under-painting going on. It is done on a heavily coated gesso board then oil primer is applied then the colors in the sky are blended giving the brightness that I wanted to depicted the glare of the rising morning sun. 6"x8" oil on archival board mounted on 3/4" cradle so no framing is needed.

4 comments:

Robin Weiss said...

Gerald, You nailed dawn rising above the overpass! This could be a scene on my way to work as well!

Nice blending of colors!

Gerald Schwartz said...

thank you Robin, this could be anywhere USA. We have all been there on those roads to somewhere.

lisagloria said...

wonderful composition and light. i love your work. -lisa

Gerald Schwartz said...

Thank you Lisa, I try to see and capture those moments of light that move by us so fast.