Barbados provided some great landscapes and the sun was very brilliant illuminating the colours to heights previously unknown to me. Here the sun had just set on the sea, the clouds a cotton-candy shade and the beach a warm umber. The trees were a deep blue-green with red tints.To enhance the illusion of reflective water I made the edge of the beach a thin dark line (see the bottom left) which made the pale orange of the sea seem even brighter than it actually is. This trick of value contrast was also used with the dark trees in the middle ground, which were set against the big purple cloud to make it look lighter.
5x7" cold press, 2002
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