the sky's grandeur

8x10 pastel and watercolor on Uart

Just two weeks ago, when there was still fresh snow, I saw this view. The distant houses and steeple were a glowing light blue. Dwarfed by this beauty, the foreground houses had no real importance. The sky went on forever and had so much pulsing light.
I wanted to create light flowing through the sky. Grandeur.
Every choice started out deliberate. The vertical format was chosen to create a dynamic, thrusting feel.  The land was not important so it is mostly sky. The color harmony started out very controlled then the painting took over.
No photos, sketches or written words were used to create this: just time and synthesis of idea.