Sycamore 6x8 o/c

Continuing with the ten-paintings-in-the-park project I set up on Thursday afternoon and really liked the way the sun lit up this lone white tree beside the trail. I was helped in the beginning by a family from Texas whose three kids showed a real interest in the project and made good suggestions about opportunities and details I had missed. All in all a fun afternoon. As is always the case, the more I look around this park, the more I see to paint. I may end up with more than ten paintings just because the place is close and easy for a quick hour or two of losing myself in the beauty of creation.

Morning Sky 10x8 o/c

This makes five. I returned to the park on Saturday morning, and after looking at picnic tables trees, and a few backlit rocks, looked up and saw that the sky was putting on a real show. Clouds are great fun. They make me work fast and working fast can help keep me from over analyzing what I am doing. I sometimes wonder where the resulting painting came from.