Fog on the Lake, 2021, oil on linen, 40.5 x 50.75 cm
The trickiest thing about painting fog is to get the right balance between mist and clarity. If too misty, then there is nothing to engage with and if too clear the sense of fog is absent. Painting nature's modes is primarily achieved through imagination. Though I paint the landscapes at the sight, the scene is never the same each time I return there, The reason I do return is that the initial idea that inspired the work seems to be there when I resume the sittings, and it's this idea that has the most importance rather than the scene in front of me.
