Colorful, Brilliant Glow, Quick, Powerful Look

Bold Glimpse - Enlarge - Digital Painting - 2006 - Dan Beck

It wasn’t so much sun as color that protruded under the clouds. I couldn’t stay out long - the wind was ferocious.

Even bundled up and being a transplanted Midwest/East Coaster who has picnicked in worse weather did not make me want to persevere.

But that was quite a while ago and I have grown accustomed to mild unassuming weather.

The painting above is a record of the boldness of the evening - the intense billowing dark clouds with brilliant glow beneath. It is a record of the nondescript fields which one barely noticed because the show was on the horizon.

It is a record of the nature of a glimpse - a quick look that only allows you to grasp the essence - and perhaps all that really matters.

It was an incredible sky last night - I only allowed myself moments with it without windows. I didn’t even set out to paint it when I started on the computer - but I couldn’t help myself - it had been that powerful.

See Also

• Impressionist Art Gallery
  Plenty of incredible skies and art from a glimpse
• A Glimpse of True Nature
  Pep talk about being who you are - tangentially related from glimpsing and grasping essence