Singleton Sunrise Morning Cloud
by Phil Chadwick
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Title
Singleton Sunrise Morning Cloud
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This is the western sky above Singleton Lake at 8:15 am Tuesday January 26th, 2021. My wife Linda asked what caught my eye. It is not like I have not painted this view before. There are subtleties in the colours and tones of the sky at defy interpretation but I am always up for the challenge. The variations in those colours and tones have a large weather story to tell as well - perhaps as much as the lines and swirls. I used my entire arsenal of blues to recreate what the sky was saying. It was fun and I wonder where the day went looking back at the hours in front of the easel.
The sky was filled with a classic warm conveyor belt with cirrus Langmuir streaks paralleling the guiding upper jet. The cloud told the weather story. I pointed the fingers of my right hand in the direction of the cloud drift and my thumb pointed downward. My fingers curled anticyclonically. Singleton would be under the anticyclonic companion of the warm conveyor belt. Snow was on the way but it would not be too heavy. The anticyclonic winds were stronger on the dry side of the deformation zone (DZ) and the associated gravity waves were angled downstream. This downstream lateral banding angled along the deformation zone is typically the case.
The chilly cold conveyor belt at the surface was the other part of the weather puzzle. I could not paint this wind into the oils but I felt it. Northeasterly winds of 10 to 15 knots were moving the minus 7 Celsius air. In spite of the sunshine, the resultant wind chill encouraged me to paint inside with the Singleton Studio wood stove surrounded by my music. The approaching cloud would soon put an end to the sunshine anyway.
When I was growing up, my Dad told me to “just care about myself” and not worry about the misdeeds of others. I was taught that one should not profit from crime. Then came Blake Shelton singing from my playlist:
"Driving down the interstate
Running thirty minutes late
Singing Margaritaville and minding my own
Some foreign car drivin' dude with a road rage attitude
Pulled up beside me talking on his cell phone
He started yelling at me like I did something wrong
He flipped me the bird an' then he was gone
Some beach Somewhere."
My music playlist is days if not months long but it includes songs like Buffalo Springfield's "Somethings Happening Here", Bruce Cockburn's "People See through You", The Who's " Won't Get Fooled Again", John Mellencamp's "Our Country", Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" and many more. My music playlist also includes songs about how I wish to live including Valdy's "Simple Life", Billy Joel's "Until the Night" and Buddy Holly's "True Loves Way". Life is a balance best spent surrounded by nature and immersed in the arts - including music.
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Comments (5)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing painting is Featured, in ONTARIO CANADA, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Bruce Morrison
So, so nice...I feel the sunlit foreground and lake, soon to be draped under the approaching clouds...we have some of the same playlists...small world isn't it!
Phil Chadwick replied:
It is a small world Bruce. The lyrics from the 1960's and 70's meant something positive.. and I could understand the words. We are both living the dream my friend!
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing painting is Featured, in the RED MAPLE GALLERY, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
A Hillman
Most gorgeous.....the palette is so unique and I just love the sky...beautiful beautiful, beautiful! L/F/Pinterest
Phil Chadwick replied:
Thanks Sunny. The weather is always inspirational and this sky revealed a lot of interesting meteorology too! Stay safe my friend!