Cliff Notes | Pastel | 8x6
There was just enough light left in the day. As I came up the hill, I saw the giant eucalyptus was backlit and the three cliff receding into obscurity. I parked and set up quickly. As is usual for this time of the last light of the day, the scene changed in me at least five times in the short hour I painted. I put it away and later, in the studio, made a few adjustments to keep the foreground and background consistent for the same time of day. We call it 'chasing the light' in plein air terms and it is one of the reasons why on-site painting has such a fresh look to it.
Painting Notes: I pulled out my Sennelier Irridescents for the pampas grass, convinced they would give the plumes the glow I wanted. After applying two light colors of them, I found I got the glow from putting a 'regular' light for their finishing touches. The whole idea behind the scene was to capture the glow of evening.
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