I enjoyed doing this painting because I spent a lot more time on details. Usually I stop with a looser, more impressionistic style but this one called for what my students call my "2 hairs brush". I try to get them to always use a bigger brush than what they are comfortable with however, I'll have to admitt sometimes its just fun to tighten up
Working out the compositions in black and white first is fascinating. Color is eye catching but value does the heavy lifting in paintings. If you get it right you create magic.
On the coldest day of the year, with a wind chill of -0, I am excited about a new show of Spring paintings coming soon to Black Dog Salvage and the Peaks of Otter. Can you feel the Sunlight?
After viewing #5 of the Series at the Peaks of Otter a friend commissioned this painting, similar but with a hiking trail . Thank you Beth Letz! Glad it has a good home!
