More “How the Sun Fell in Love With the Moon”: Process
©Elizabeth Kingsley 2011
This was my original sketch for “Lonely Sun”. In this picture, I wanted the sun to look small compared to the lush greenery of the Earth below. I spent a long time working out how to show the vibrant imagery described in the text, but when I was done, I felt like there was something slightly off about the composition. I did a little tweaking and I feel like the final painting has a much better flow to it. Here it is:
©Elizabeth Kingsley 2011
Here’s another excerpt from the book: “But after a long time the sun became lonely. He began to look around. He was all alone in the wide blue empty sky, and he began to feel the slight chill of sadness.” ©Richard James 2011
January 29th, 2011 at 11:02 am
Wow, Elizabeth, this is wonderful. I love your composition….I am reminded of Rousseau. Warm. I feel the lushness at the front and the emptiness, coolness at the back. The separation in the middle ground is telling.