Here is “King of the Clearing.”
King of the Clearing. 30″ x 40″, Oil on Wood, © 2018 Cedar Lee
This grassy clearing is absolutely flooded with sunlight. A lone crow alights on the end of an outstretched branch, surveying the calm scene around it.
Close-up detail: King of the Clearing. 30″ x 40″, Oil on Wood, © 2018 Cedar Lee
With its gentle landing, a peaceful feeling settles like a warm blanket. He belongs in the center of this beautiful place: he is the “king of the clearing.”
Close-up detail: King of the Clearing. 30″ x 40″, Oil on Wood, © 2018 Cedar Lee
On the right, the white sunlight bursts through the branches of the trees, obliterating details with its brightness. The landscape is like a rainbow prism. Under the hot sun, the trees and grasses shine in tones of blue, purple, pink, orange and gold.
Close-up detail: King of the Clearing. 30″ x 40″, Oil on Wood, © 2018 Cedar Lee
Parts of the ground shine so brightly in the sun that they are a blinding white. You can feel the soothing warmth of the sun-soaked clearing.
Close-up detail: King of the Clearing. 30″ x 40″, Oil on Wood, © 2018 Cedar Lee
Imagine walking out of the shadow of the woods into this bright space.
King of the Clearing. 30″ x 40″, Oil on Wood, © 2018 Cedar Lee
The painting continues around the deep edges of the wood panel.
Cedar Lee art in living room: King of the Clearing. 30″ x 40″, Oil on Wood, © 2018 Cedar Lee
