The thing about storms is they're not just weather events. They are emotional experiences. When painting "Daily Storm," I wasn't trying to capture what a storm looks like, but what it feels like: that mixture of tension, beauty, and raw energy that comes with changing weather.
My approach to landscapes isn't about copying what's there. I figure the painting is real and the landscape is just an illusion anyway. What matters is the emotion, the texture, the way light hits the clouds and grounds in ways that make you feel something.
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The heavy impasto technique you see here gives the clouds and terrain a three-dimensional quality. I've found that as long as I don't drool too much over the canvas while I'm working, the colors come out pretty good.
Some days when I am painting down by the ocean, I will step back from a painting like this and think, "What the heck am I doing?" But that's the beauty of creating storms on canvas. They are supposed to be a bit chaotic and unpredictable. Each stroke with the pallette knife is like a small weather system, bringing its own energy to the canvas.
Why Storms Matter
Last but not least, this painting connects to something we all experience. It is those daily emotional storms that sweep through our lives. Sometimes they' are gentle, sometimes overwhelming, but they're always changing. Just like real weather, our inner landscapes never stays the same.
The cool blues and whites of the clouds contrast with the earthy tones below, creating that tension between sky and earth that happens during powerful weather. I wanted to capture that moment when everything feels charged with possibility.
So there you have it. "Daily Storm" isn't just a painting of bad weather; it is a visual meditation on how we weather our own daily storms. And, for me , the best way to make sense of it all is to paint.
