Purple Reign
A soft background of shaded trees at dusk provide the perfect compliment to the sparkle and dazzle of waters dancing in the reeds at high tide. Influenced by the work of Claude Monet , this painting is one of my favorites because of the soft ethereal atmosphere that is the entire subject , no dramatic icons or characters , just the last light of hte day in the remarkable low country. This was painted from one of my exploring photo sessions traveling along route 17 out of Charleston. It was only a small corner of the original photo. I saw this magic little vignette and knew it would be perfect to push the color and would make a great painting. Yes, I named it after one of my favorite moody openings to a song, music by the late great musician, Prince. " Purple Rain"