Friday, October 19, 2007

those misty mornings

those misty mornings...love'm,
you get more for less...less detail and more atmosphere.
this is the road leading into Newbridge on Wye,part of our boys' schoolrun.
oil canvas 9x12"

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

OOOh love the mood in this one Rob. I remember these misty mornings while driving my girls to school...in the Uk in 1990. That's quite a while ago now, but I remember it like yesterday as I look at the wonderful mood you've captured in this painting.

J A Baker said...

really beautiful atmosphere! I love your expression of misty/moody weather!

Stefan Nuetzel said...

Fall is probably your favourite season. It is great how you created depth with the warm colored house in the foreground which emphasizes the misty mood on the road. The last pieces are also wonderful. Great to see these.

rob ijbema said...

thanks sally that is a great compliment...bringing back memories

rob ijbema said...

ps if it wasn't for the boys schoolrun i wouldn't have stumbled across this scene...

rob ijbema said...

thanks j a,
i love painting the weather

rob ijbema said...

yes stefan fall is the most interesting season,pity it is followed by winter...
mind you i like painting winter as well,all those atmospheric effects!

René PleinAir said...

Goeie genade,, this one is moooooooi!!!

Trevor would be proud Rob.

rob ijbema said...

haha,thanks rene but TC would have done it with half the brush strokes...

Cooper Dragonette said...

Terrific one Rob! Makes me want to book my flight today! (Isn't the car supposed to be on the other side of the road? Just kidding.)

rob ijbema said...

you'll be suprised cooper,made that mistake many a time...
cheers mate!

Jennifer McChristian said...

You have quite a knack for capturing mood and atmosphere!
This painting soothes the savage beast within me ;-)

rob ijbema said...

haha,jenifer,i would never soothe the savage beast within you ;-)
we wanna be wild,we wanna be free!