From the transient

Early morning walks make for unpredictable light in winter. Mostly, setting out before dawn means a gloomy start, or sometimes bright soft colourful skies.

One promising, brightly lit morning was abruptly curtailed as I walked downhill, as the gap between the horizon and the cloud bank narrowed and closed. But then for a few moments, the gloom took on a pinkish glow, as the pre-dawn light reflected from the clouds above, tinting the leaf litter and the bare trees that top the banks of the shallow cutting.

This brief transformation prompted some experiments in palette and form. These form the start of a new series There all the time- many of which can be seen in the Painting section of this site.

From series: There all the time. Oil on paper 41x30 cm