Sky and clouds

The sky here is a big part of the landscape. It is not subtle. A BIG presence. Big and blue with a hot sun. We haven't seen too much of that because it is wintertime and an especially rainy year. We've gotten to see clouds--amazing clouds.

The sky is still a big presence when it is cloudy, but more like an opera. Big cumulus clouds with white, fluffy tops and dark darks at the bottom. Wisps and curls.


Yesterday we had rain and dramatic clouds--big cumulus clouds dropping a lot of water fast.


Sometimes the clouds are more gentle and the landscape is alive with shadows painted by the sun and clouds.


For you landscape painters working on painting ariel perspective, this is the place.


Almost always the sky is exhilarating--day and night.