Colors of a Royal Oak Evening

This summer sunset was based on a photo I took during a walk in our nearby Normandy Oaks Park in Royal Oak, MI. I was inspired by all the colors in the scene from the wildflowers in the foreground, and also from the setting sun cutting through background trees, turning the colors of tree limbs to reds and oranges. I used mostly brushes in this painting and had a lot of fun applying thick paint energetically to convey the lively patterns of the flowers and the limbs. This lovely park never fails to inspire me and I can't wait to do some spring plein air paintings there in a month or so.