Here is “Appalachian Eclipse.”
Appalachian Eclipse. 12″ x 36″, Oil on Canvas, © 2017 Cedar Lee
This striking panorama format painting is a feast for the eyes. The colors in the mountains change incrementally from the background to the foreground.
Appalachian Eclipse. 12″ x 36″, Oil on Canvas, © 2017 Cedar Lee
We are above the misty clouds, which settle in gossamer wisps through the valleys.
Hanging in the sky over this spectacular mountain landscape is the solar eclipse in the moment of totality, the sun appearing as a thin white ring behind the edges of the obscuring moon.
Appalachian Eclipse. 12″ x 36″, Oil on Canvas, © 2017 Cedar Lee
The painting continues around the edges, making the painting a three-dimensional image. It stands out dramatically from the wall without need for a frame.
Detail: Appalachian Eclipse. 12″ x 36″, Oil on Canvas, © 2017 Cedar Lee
The rough contours of the mountains were built up in layers of color using oils thickened with cold wax medium, applied with a palette knife.
Detail: Appalachian Eclipse. 12″ x 36″, Oil on Canvas, © 2017 Cedar Lee
The color palette is warm and earthy. From a rose-gold sky, the mountains gradually shift into amber-orange, magenta-red, and in the foreground, violet-black.
Painting on easel in art studio of Cedar Lee. Appalachian Eclipse. 12″ x 36″, Oil on Canvas, © 2017 Cedar Lee
