January 2017: 30 Paintings in 30 Days - Day Twenty-seven

Cloud Study - 70x50cm - soft pastels

Sometimes it seems that there is just a heavy darkness as the clouds roll with the storms and that there will be no colours to signify whether the sun is rising or falling. It's so dark for so long that one feels the need to check the clock to see whether the day has actually escaped our waking hours.

​Then, little by little, brilliant hues start to shine through and the darkness grudgingly makes way. The orange rays burn through and even give us a glimpse of the bright blue behind that has been primping itself for this very occasion - the moment where it can truly dazzle. And dazzle it does! Never fails to inspire and give hope in that the earth is continuing it's brilliant path regardless of human activity.