Winter Painting: Northern Lights Landscape
Medium: Tempera Paint & Soft Pastels (Mixed Media)
Background Information: In northern latitudes, the effect is known as the aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights), named after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for the north wind, Boreas, by Pierre Gassendi in 1621. Auroras seen near the magnetic pole may be high overhead, but from farther away, they illuminate the northern horizon as a greenish glow or sometimes a faint red, as if the Sun were rising from an unusual direction.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(astronomy)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(astronomy)
Facts about the Aurora Borealis
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Watch the videos below to learn more about the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Monochromatic Color Scheme (Painting)Definition: Monochromatic colors are all the colors (tints, tones, and shades) of a single hue.