Stormlight, Medford, New Jersey

This image is titled Stormlight. It was actually taken in 2007. When I looked at the original photo in its raw state I knew there was something there. It took me 5 years to realize what it was. I needed to grow more as an artist Another  significant thing that helped was my discovery of a painter named John Folinsbee. He was an American Impressionistic artist who painted the Bucks County, Pennsylvania landscape in the 1930’s and 1940’s. He had a way with light and in many of his landscapes light is synonymous with mood. Here I wanted to take inspiration from Folinsbee and capture the feeling of that time when a storm is arriving or leaving. During that time period there is a lot of drama as the sun fights with the clouds and the light displays some magnificent contrasts. My goal here was not to imitate Folinsbee’s work but to use it to create my own vision of light and mood. Enjoy

Rich Lewis | www.impressionisticlens.com