Thursday, December 1, 2011

Dying Light at Rush, Marion Co.

Dying Light at Rush
12X16, Oil on Panel

This is based on a plein air I did during the summer at Rush on the Buffalo River.  I had lots of trouble with the color when I was there but I thought the concept and scene were very worthy.

Rush is so named because it was once a mining town.  Zinc was the primary resource extracted there.  While most of the boom town that sprung up practically overnight here is gone, a few structures remain.  The national park service is not actively preserving these structures, however.  There is a trail that runs around one of the old talus piles and if one does not know what they are looking at, they would probably never realize what it was.  Truly a testament to the transient nature of human culture and civilization.  Mother Earth can very quickly cover over our clever industriousness.

3 comments:

  1. great shapes and beautiful color harmony!

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  2. Many thanks Antonin and Celeste!!

    This one was pretty difficult for me. I struggled mightily with the color in some passages.

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