I have decided to experiment a bit with a more "realistic" use of color in my paintings. I made several other changes to the original drawing for "Plateau Wish." With respect to color -- I wanted to tone down my use of violet in the background plateau. Often, in previous work, I have used color too strongly. Sepia color was added to accomplish this to better represent what one might see in a distant landscape with its grey to blue-violet tone. In contrast to my wanting to better represent colors in distant mountains, I tried to more accurately choose stronger "sandstone" colors for the foreground spire. Raw sienna seemed appropriate for this.

The moon was reworked in this piece as well. Originally, I had the "arms" of the crescent pointing to the left rather than to the UPPER left as they now appear. I felt the reorientation of the crescent was more appropriate for the feeling I was trying to convey in the "wish" itself. When we wish for things, we often look "up." If one were to draw an imaginary line through the moon now, it would appropriately match the direction of our thoughts: upward and deeper into the imagination rather than horizontally and closer to home. The arms of the moon are also "open" which seems to more accurately describe the hope in our wish.

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