5: Plein Air Perspective with Gurney

[Click image to see it in Gurney's portfolio.]

James Gurney

Rhinecliff Snowmelt, 2008
Oil on board (small but dimensions uncertain)
From the artist's website

REFRESHER:

Above is a plein air and alla prima painting, meaning it was done on location in one go. You can see the beautiful resulting sketchiness of the paint, but once again a correct perspective underlying everything helps this work create and maintain an immediate believability. (The color plays into that hugely as well, but one thing at a time.)

An extra tidbit about the painting (and you can see Gurney's setup for it) on the artist's blog.