Iridescence

Getting a photo to accurately capture iridescence is difficult at best, but I have taken a few shots to show sections of the painting in my previous post that were painted with iridescent paint. They do show some of the sparkle and color shifts that are characteristic of iridescence.

"Rice Fields from Space"

Rice Fields from Space is my latest painting. It is another in my current series using satellite images as the subject matter. The subject for this painting is a location in the region of rice fields north of Sacramento, California. The mosaic-like pattern formed by the rice fields interspersed with natural drainage and highways is what attracted me to this particular image.

Rice Fields from Space
(Acrylic on paper - 30"x22" - 2011)

Unfortunately, the iridescent paint in the painting which makes it more visually interesting does not show well in the photo. I'll have to work at producing some photos or animation that give a better look at that aspect of the painting.

Landscape painting from a different perspective

For the past 30 years, I have been working with satellite imagery, primarily from Landsat satellites. These images provide wonderful views of the earth's landforms and USGS does a great job of making these images available.
The sight of one particular land area has become ingrained in my brain after seeing hundreds of images of it over the years. This place is Owens Lake in eastern California. During past years, I have made very little artwork related to my satellite image work and I decided recently to change that. I made a painted collage of Owens Lake using Landsat imagery as the source subject matter. Although the main landforms are visible, I did use artistic license in its presentation.

"Owens"

I have just finished a painting based on satellite imagery of another area. I'll add a photo of that one soon in another post.