plein air and changing light

Unless I paint on a gray day or cloudless high noon, I have to deal with the changing light. Since the day time is shorter in the winter it changes faster as well. In this case I started around 3:30 after visiting friends, in 2 hours the view is bathed in orange with longer shadows. You can see how my colours are more towards the 3pm neutrals but with accents from the 5pm orange and the longer shadows. Since I started painting late, I had to embrace the changing light. If I wanted a more constant light I should be out painting before noon, but in this case I couldn't.

Shadows moving in - oil on panel - 9" x 12"

3pm light

5pm light

almost done