THE GLOAMING
I actually saw these clouds from my backyard late one summer evening, and they inspired me to come right inside and paint the scene. They didn't look entirely real when I saw them, and the mysterious quality of the light made me want to document them in a larger project.
As an experiment, I used a homemade medium that included plenty of poppyseed oil, for its non-yellowing properties. It's also an extremely slow drier—it must have taken four weeks for the painting to dry to the touch.
Additional images from THE GLOAMING
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OH! This is stunning, including the Forest Soul. Thank you.
Can you clarify more about who the "I" is in the daily messages? Most of the time it sounds like it is Michael, but sometimes it seems like it's someone else talking about Michael?