influenced by late afternoon glow on the mountains

Afternoon Glow - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2006

I think "influenced by" - is a good way to describe the forces behind this painting.

Starting without a composition in mind - not necessarily my favorite way - I could not escape the incredible vision from the prior afternoon - somewhat overcast yet also shining right on the mountains.

There is an incredible light here in the late afternoon - quite often this time of year. I don’t think there is any way to do it justice - but my hope was to somehow hint at the feeling of glowing and the warm bath of light.

I didn’t have a particular spot in mind - more like a plausible scene - and mostly hoping to catch the feeling of the late afternoon light shining on the Gabilan mountains or Santa Lucia for that matter - as it happens on both mountain ranges, but only in the afternoon.

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See Also

• Impressionist Art Gallery
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• Gabilan Range and Pinnacles - Fullscreen VR Panoramas
  Get a feeling for how it looks from the mountains - full circle - pretty cool really