31°47′40″N · 81°6′44″W · Ossabaw Island, Georgia
STORM COMING
Oil on Canvas — Painted on Location
// on this work //
Painted on the island, from life — the sky over the south end moves fast. What begins as blue becomes a pressure system in minutes. The palms do not bend; they wait. The dead trees in the center of the composition refuse the storm's drama — they are already past drama. This painting was made quickly, in changing light, which is the only way this subject can be approached honestly. The brushwork records time passing, not a frozen moment.