Autumn Farm
Plein air pastel landscape painting of a distant barn seen from the fields
Pastel painting 9.5 inches x 6 inches SOLD
Please contact me if you are interested in similar artwork.
This beautiful old farm on Judd Road in Saline caught my eye last weekend. On cloudy days, it would seem like the landscape should be dull and drab, but its really the exact opposite. All the colors become hyper saturated in relation to the dismal sky. I love autumn in Michigan when all the crops turn rusty ochre. To me, a pastel painting of golden soy bean fields can be more exciting than the traditional landscapes filled with brightly colored fall trees. I painted this piece on white paper that I had underpainted with a bright red watercolor wash. I like to leave some of that red color peaking through the pastel to unify the painting.
Hope the weather holds so that I can get out again this weekend…
October 4th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Hello again Jill,
I have been following all your recent postings and I really do like your new autumn series of landscape paintings very much. Beautiful autumnal colours and bold composition. It inspires me to get out there in the cold and resume plein air painting. Best wishes Roger
October 4th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Thanks so much Roger. I am honored to receive your kind words. I was excited to sell this piece to friends who live across the road from this farm after they saw the painting on my blog!