Original Art Work - First Snow, Dalefield, New Zealand

samuel-earp-art (67)in #art • 7 years ago

I painted this last week, outdoors on location. It is the start of autumn in New Zealand and we had a cold spell of Antarctic weather which left a blanket of snow on the mountains, so the day after I painted a view of the Crown Range mountains. There is lots of farmland in this area so I painted the sheep as well (there are many in New Zealand).

I painted this in oils on a canvas panel and whilst it was a cloudy day I still felt I could create atmospheric depth with the colours and subdued tones in the mountains.

'First Snow, Dalefield, New Zealand, 10" x 12", oil on canvas panel, painted outdoors 'en plein air'.