"Nocturnal Awakening"
18" X 24" Canvas, Acrylic Painting

This is a progression of photographs taken at intervals of about 2 hours as this painting of a Minnesota Sunset developed. This educational series lets you see and read about Carl's experimentations and creation of this acrylic painting on stretched canvas. Use the navigational button in the upper right corner to jump from one shot to the next. This was his art project for September and October 2003. Carl wanted a break from the meticulous detail painting like in his last painting of a Cougar - so he decided to do a "simple" painting of this dark Minnesota sunset from a photo he took while on vacation this past summer. After a couple of sessions studying and playing with the layout and color scheme, however, Carl saw that, while this painting requires much less meticulous detail, it will require an extreme amount of color experimentation and blending to achieve the statement this painting will make. In this opening photograph you can see a simple charcoal sketch on the canvas of some of the value regions. You can also see the reference photo Carl is using to create the painting.

This project is an original painting inspired by a vacation photograph taken on Pelican Lake, Orr, MN, while Carl was staying at the Aspen Resort during the Summer of 2003.

Copyright(c) 2002, 2003, 2004 Carl E. Gluck. All rights reserved.