I'm Spending My Days...

...watching the grass grow, in one inch strips, from top to bottom and left to right. But seeing the difference from the first layer to the second makes me realize how fun this painting will be when done.

Back To The Big Marsh...

...and the second layer of marsh is really making this painting come alive. Stay tuned, but don't hold your breath...

A Progression...

...of my latest painting. It starts with the sky painted over the contour line like transfer sketch. Next in the upper right, most of the first layer complete. In the lower left, the second layer of paint minus the marsh foreground is done. Finally the second layer of paint complete in the lower right. I learned something at the very end of this painting, which I am excited to put to use in my next, much larger project. 

The Second Layer...

...of paint is where the fun stuff happens. First I mix my colors, holding it up against the colors from the first layer to make super finite adjustments in tone and hue. Then I am free to focus in on the details. 

Here you can see the somewhat chunky brush strokes in the upper left (the first layer of paint complete) give way to and be covered by the second layer of finer brush work and detail. The bottom right is the second layer complete!

The Last Painting...

...in a series of four commissioned paintings is shown here, getting its first layer painted. The goal in the first layer of paint is to get the main shapes in place and the color in the ballpark of where I would like it to be.