Sunset Tree Line In Shadow

This is an impressionistic oil painting that I did for my friend Kim. I painted a sunset for her many years ago. Her daughter also liked the painting. She asked for the painting as a gift when she grew up and left home. Kim finally gave it to her as a gift but missed the painting after a while. I decided to paint this one for her to replace the one she gave to her daughter.

I just started the painting Friday and worked on it for about an hour. This is what one of my paintings looks like before I detail it. I hope she likes it.

I think I am going the make the purple hues much darker using more blue and black into the purple mix. The sky will be more purple, blue, pink, and yellow and the reflection of the sky in the water will be made much darker.

I still haven't decided about the tree line. It seems a little too detailed for a back-lighting (sunset) situation. I will decide after I change the reflection in the water.

Monday May 23,2011. I added more purple to the sky and dark purple to the water.

I think I might also add more light blue in the sky.

Tuesday May 24, 2011. I added pink to the sky and more white to the sun. I also added light yellow around the sun.

I am also thinking that I might want to put more yellow over the orange in the sky. Darken the tree line and loose some of the detail or definition in the tree line.

Here the paintings is completed. It has been signed, dated, and titled.

As you can see, I didn't darken the tree line. It is actually much darker in the photograph, but I decided that I liked it just the way it is right now.

I think that Kim will really like this painting. It has all four colors that she asked for in her painting.