Grey Sky, Grey Barn

 

© Robin Edmundson, 'Grey Barn, Grey Sky', watercolor, 16 x 20 inches.  Framed $575.

The open prairie landscape seems like it goes on forever under a sky that goes on forever.   I had a friend from Nebraska in grad school who said he loved going home.  He'd get out of the car, take that first big deep breath and feel himself expand to fill the landscape.   

What a beautiful feeling.

Storm Clouds & Silhouettes

©Robin Edmundson, 'Storm Clouds & Silhouettes', watercolor, 10 x 14 inches.  
[Available framed, $375]

Here's another version of the scene I told you about in the last post.  I learned a lot about color in an evening sky.

Wet Road & SIlos

©Robin Edmundson, 'Wet Road & Silos', watercolor, 10 x 14 inches.  
[Available framed, $375]

Last summer, on the day of my opening at the Gaslight Gallery in Marshall, Illinois, we had a series of spectacular storms.  On the way home from the opening, we snapped a few photos of the storm clouds at sunset. 

We got home that night - an hour and a half drive - and discovered that even worse storms had hit our area and we couldn't get to the house.   It took us another 2 hours to try route after route to get home.  One road was under deep water.  Another had been in the path of a tornado and was closed to clear trees off the road.  Another was closed for road construction.   What an adventure!  [We finally found a clear road and made it home.]