Amelia in the dark

I added a glaze of black to the background, thoroughly darkening the sky and landscape, and making considerably more sense of the lighting at last. I added some Cadmium Yellow and some Naples yellow to the flame, then as highlights on the rocks, the head, and Amelia. 

I can already hear voices of protest in defense of the beautiful blue of the sky!

Sorry, folks…

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Michael Pearce is an artist, writer, and professor of art. He is the author of "Art in the Age of Emergence."
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