"Arizona Sunset" Desert Landscape Oil Painting by Arizona Artist Mary Opat

"Arizona Sunset" Desert Landscape Oil Painting by

Arizona Artist Mary Opat

18" x 14" Oil on Stretched Linen

I finished this one today.  I started it a few months ago and got

stuck on how to make the foreground and tree look more natural.  The

trick was to pick up some very dark paint and then scrub it in with the side

of my brush.  A little lighter green scrubbed in here and there over the front

bushes seemed to do it.  Who knew ?  Maybe I'll take on more landscapes!

Life is Art...Paint Your Dreams!

"Slice of Life"

16" x 20" Stretched Canvas

I'm back home and back into the swing of things.  My short term goal is

to finish up a few paintings for the upcoming shows.  Awhile back I painted

a sunflower still life with colors similar to these.  I was surprised by the way

the yellow glowed when light hit it.  This painting seems to do the same thing.

The lemons certainly take center stage on this one!