#2243 "Wet June Morning"

My wife was happy that I was painting more structures than skyscapes. I ran out of buildings and this beautiful morning sky presented itself so I took it and the memory into the studio.

A brisk southwesterly wind aloft was stirring up the moisture from the heavy rain of the previous day. That strong wind had not yet reached the surface of Singleton Lake. Why? The water was calm and reflecting the forest on the western shore as well as the colours of the sky. A wedge of clear sky appeared briefly showing my favourite mix of yellow and cerulean blue. That blue pigment was discovered in the late eighteenth century and designated as cerulean blue in the nineteenth century.

A light northeasterly breeze developed later in the morning revealing that the surface warm front was indeed to the south of Singleton Lake as I painted explaining why the surface winds were calm. It was a good analysis. Another large band of rain arrived and lasted overnight too. Like Eddie Rabbitt, I love the rainy nights (November 1980, the second single from Eddie's album Horizon. It reached number one on the Hot Country Singles).

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