Six-month cirrus

01/31/12, 2 pm, facing north

This painting marks six months of cloud and sky studies. What a lot I've learned in that time about cloud types, stars and planets, phases of the moon, ice crystals and prevailing winds. It seems that in central Virginia, the winds usually move from the southwest to the northeast. Basically, most winds blow up the US east coast.


Tuesday's cirrus clouds were wide ranging and varied in shape. These are whipped in an arc across the sky from west to east. They fan out into a wider shape as the wind blows them east. I like the curved clouds hugging the horizon at the bottom of the painting. It was another unseasonably warm day with a high of 69 degrees F.


Another thing I've learned in six months of blogging is how to allow comments on the posts. I changed the setting yesterday and you should be able to comment now.