#2617 "Sunset on the 25th"

#2617 "Sunset on the 25th" 12x24 inches

It was only ten months until Christmas Day as we watched the sunset at 5:45 pm on Friday the 25th day of February, 2022. It was sunny and bright but minus 18 Celsius outside with a stiff northwesterly breeze. The parallel and regularly spaced streets of turbulent stratocumulus revealed that boundary layer wind in the sunset sky. The science of Langmuir streaks can be well applied to those lines. Those clouds would dissolve with the sun and Boxing Day would be sunny and cold as well which explained why I was in the Singleton Studio in from of the wood stove recording these thoughts and memories in oil. 

The light is a big part of art. The different surface types reflected the sunset light in very different ways. The calm and open waters of Jim Day Rapids mirrored that light to our eyes. The snow and ice were not nearly as good reflectors of those colours 

As I painted, Bruce Cockburn's song "Goin Down Slow" came through my music library. I reflected on the many truths in the lyrics and how they were equally applicable today with Russia invading the Ukraine. Multiple elections were gearing up within Canada as well with politicians popping up with pre-election money while COVID started to  et really ramped up again. Whether it be greed or the lust for power, Bruce summed it up that "mighty tongues tell mighty lies". Bruce is a tremendous artist and from his music and lyrics, an excellent example of what a Canadian might be. 

I would try to remain hunkered down in my Sanctuary surrounded by nature... painting. 

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