Ordinary Day
Ordinary Day
- Acrylic on cradleboard
- 10x10 in (26x26 cm), 2022
- Signed lower righthand corner
- Framed
- Published: 2024-04-17
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Description
'Ordinary Day' features an impressionistic rural landscape using a palette of earthy tones with highlights of yellow and white. A barn dominates the middle ground on the right, with its broad side highlighted by a bright yellow, suggesting that it is reflecting the sunlight. Surrounding vegetation is rendered with textured, expressive brushstrokes, creating a lively interplay of light and shadow. In the foreground, there are scratchy, undefined lines that represent grass or reeds, offering a contrast to the more solidly painted areas, and contributing to a sense of depth. The sky is depicted in subtle hues, blending with the tree line to form a serene backdrop. Overall, the painting evokes a tranquil, rustic atmosphere with an emphasis on the play of natural light and color.