When I was a small child a remember lying on the grass looking up at the sky and trying to make pictures in the clouds. I was sure I could see horses and princesses and castles, they were my favourite. Now I’ve recently found myself cloud gazing again, but this time it’s the different colours that have enthralled me. I’ve sat with my cadence paints trying to match the sky colours and been delighted by how many colours I can see. I’ve lined just a few of then up for you to see.
It’s been such a rewarding exercise as I’m teaching scene painting at the academy and it’s not until you really stare at the clouds that you break down all the different shades.
Then it’s the shapes, the wispy bits and layers, the fluffy ones that look like marshmallows and candy floss. Now I need to dig deep and see which names I can remember from my school days, something I really need to brush up on.
Did you know that in meteorology a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may compose the droplets and crystals. Wow isn’t nature clever.
