Painted entirely outdoors from life during a plein air painting session in Connecticut in 2026, this original oil landscape captures the beauty of a vast summer sky above the peaceful countryside.
Massive white clouds stretch across the blue sky, casting soft shadows over distant wooded hills and sunlit green fields. What attracted me most to this scene was the dramatic scale of the clouds and the contrast between their cool, delicate tones and the warm colors of the landscape below.
Using expressive, thick impasto brushstrokes, I wanted to capture not only the changing shapes of the clouds but also their volume, movement, and the feeling of open air.
Completed entirely on location, this painting preserves the spontaneity of direct observation and the fleeting atmosphere of a summer day in New England.
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