A Backward Glance, 12x12in Oil on panel
$1250 Framed in a gallery-quality handmade frame 
Available In Studio
 
About this oil:
 
The painting stemmed from a fleeting encounter between me and a little bit of wildness—a single, suspended moment at dawn in the open hills of Colorado. On a photography trip, I caught sight of a coyote moving through the tall, sunlit grasses. For the briefest instant, the animal turned its head and met my eyes, and in that meeting something timeless and wild was exchanged. Moments later, the coyote crested the hill and disappeared, leaving behind only the shimmer of morning light on the grasses.
 
In translating that experience to paint, I wanted to not only to record the encounter but to evoke the radiance and energy of the moment. The glow that pervades the painting arises from the deliberate interplay of complementary colors—cool violets and blues woven into the shadowed areas to heighten the warmth of the sun-struck golds and ambers. This chromatic contrast breathes life into what could easily have been a painting of overwhelmingly warm colors. But using the cool against the warm created a subtle vibration and glow. The brushwork, loose yet deliberate, captures the sweep of grasses and the quiet stir of dawn air, while the coyote’s poised figure anchors the scene with alert presence.
 
Note: the frame displayed is a sample only and not the actual frame that will ship with this piece.