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In preparing to paint this piece, the artist traveled to Washington,
D. C., and visited the Supreme Court both in the morning and
at twilight to study the detailing in the structure, the color
of the building and its surroundings and to take detailed photographs
of the area. Chase uses acrylics on canvas, often backing the
canvas with board. Unlike most artists who block in color and
rework the painting time after time, Chase completes each section
of the painting before moving on to the next. Although he works
almost exclusively from photographs, he takes artistic license
by moving trees, branches or lights to enhance the composition
as a whole. The snow in the foreground of this painting is simply
amazing - crunchy and crystalline - and reminds Chase of his
boyhood in Canada, where snow like this was a constant companion. |