Sky Part III – Storm
August 12, 2018
Storm Acrylic on canvas 16"x20"
This was a day of lots of laughter and silliness. Miss Beth
was out of sync and the set up routine became a puzzle. The biggest puzzle was
getting the easel set at the right height and angle, bringing everything to
their right places for painting. Mom joined in as we loosened and tightened
various bolts and wing nuts. Cannon took delight in our struggles.
Then Cannon was excited and focused on the opening of the
Ninja smoothie maker mom was unpacking and getting ready for its first blast of
smoothie making – more laughing in anticipation.
At last we turned our attention to the canvas.
We have had some good summer storms lately, lots of thunder
and lightning in the distance and clouds heavy with rain moving across the sky.
So it is time to bring out some of Cannon’s favorite colors – a touch of raw
umber and ultramarine blue to warm and cool the grays and near black in the sky.
We started by adding the paint directly on the roller and
began working in layers of color. Later Cannon indicated where other colors
should be added and they were applied directly on the canvas
When the canvas was covered with these first layers we took
a break to try out the smoothie maker.
Cannon’s first flip of the switch sent us both into the air. We jumped out of our seats with the sudden
loud sound of the motor. Cannon made two
different smoothies and we each tried both of them.
Then it was back to the canvas to add final colors and
textures to the very heavy menacing storm cloud composition.
