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Take In the Bay First, Don't Rush to Name the Style
The overcast light hasn't decided whether to clear up, and the oil painting has already caught that hesitation in its pastel tones.
✍️ The overcast sky hasn't decided whether it will clear or stay gray, and this painting doesn't decide for it either — that's what makes it comfortable, no rush to settle on a mood. The lighter the pastel wash, the more convincing that hesitation becomes.
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The bay seen through an upstairs window, captured first as an oil painting on canvas. Impressionist brushwork folded into the abstraction of new-media art; the light hovers somewhere between overcast and sunrise, soft pastel tones washing across the frame, the underlying palette contemporary.
