Flight Before the Storm

This is one of my favorite 8 x 10" studies, created early in January.
I love the foreboding feeling that comes with an upcoming storm while the sun still shines brightly in one last hurrah, before getting doused with wind and rain.

Even the birds know what is about to happen, and scurry for cover.

Here, the bright oranges co-mingled with the purples and blues in the foreground create a little tension as the storm moves in.

​I can smell the rain.