Spring Shadows is a painting by Phil Chadwick which was uploaded on February 15th, 2023.
Spring Shadows
The great blue herons had arrived at the Singleton Sanctuary along with the red winged black birds and an increasingly larger number of ducks and... more
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Title
Spring Shadows
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The great blue herons had arrived at the Singleton Sanctuary along with the red winged black birds and an increasingly larger number of ducks and geese. The sounds of spring were certainly in the air. The temperatures were above freezing and it was time to get back into plein air painting. This is my first plein air painting of the year - 2014. The winter was abnormally cold and snowy compared to our recent history. Most people would find it hard to believe that this winter is actually a result of global warming and a weaker jet stream. The jet stream had weakened by about 15% in the last 15 years as a result of the warming Arctic.
It is also vital to consult the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) which is a recurring climate pattern involving changes in the temperature of waters in the central and eastern tropical. The sea surface temperatures were a bit on the cool side for winter 2013-14 but the anomalies were not strong enough to be classified as a La Niña event. The developing 2014–16 El Niño event would influence tropical cyclone activity around the world and contribute to record breaking seasons in the Central Pacific and Eastern Pacific tropical cyclone basins.
As the morning warmed, the icy snow was no longer stronger enough to support me and I would suddenly drop a foot or two to the harder ground underneath. Some steps could be like an abrupt elevator ride to the ground floor. The shadows from the trees that stood behind me, played across the scene. I can and will do better with the next outside painting as I get my plein air legs back after a winter of studio work.
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February 15th, 2023
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Comments (3)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing painting is Featured, in the RED MAPLE GALLERY, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing painting is Featured, in ONTARIO CANADA, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Nadia Barghout Brown
Gorgeous. Rivers in winter/early spring hold and tell such stories, don't they?
Phil Chadwick replied:
Thank you Nadia. You touch on something so very important. The stories to be discovered within art and nature are blessings. I write them all down because otherwise, I would certainly forget :>)) Thank you!
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