“Pastel Winter Light” was inspired by quiet winter mornings in Colorado Springs, when the mountains beyond our backyard shifted colors minute by minute in the early light. I painted this piece late at night after my daughters were asleep, then carried it outside at sunrise the next morning to compare it against the real landscape until the colors finally matched what I had been seeing. With its softened pastel tones and gentle atmosphere, this painting became my way of preserving the newness and stillness of our first winter season here before it simply became everyday life.
“Pastel Winter Light” was inspired by quiet winter mornings in Colorado Springs, when the mountains beyond our backyard shifted colors minute by minute in the early light. I painted this piece late at night after my daughters were asleep, then carried it outside at sunrise the next morning to compare it against the real landscape until the colors finally matched what I had been seeing. With its softened pastel tones and gentle atmosphere, this painting became my way of preserving the newness and stillness of our first winter season here before it simply became everyday life.
