#2645 "Singleton April Forest Sunset"

#2645 "Singleton April Forest Sunset"
11x14 inches oil

The cold front had passed through and the ridge of high pressure was building in. The air mass was unstable though and spokes of instability were spinning around the retreating low. The convection was not too extensive and the setting sun could periodically reach Singleton between the heaps of cumulus defining each spoke of the wheel. There were occasional rain and snow showers. 

The sun angles picked up the virga falling from the bottom of the clouds for just a few moments. The rosy glow added to the composition but still could not compete with the brilliance of the sunlight that set the forest on fire for those few moments. When the sun did manage to reach the Singleton Forest, the sky and trees lit up like they were ablaze with light. The colours were fleeting but I resolved to do my best to capture this memory in oils. 

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