Busy Day

Today was a productive day for me. I got to paint in plein air today and then a figure session tonight. Got a total of 7 paintings between the two. Unfortunately I didn't have time to get any of them on here so I am posting a painting that was completed at the Brookville paint out. This was done at the white water canoe rental place as soon as you get into town. There was a large group painting that morning and it was a lot of fun. With a little planning tomorrow I should be back on track.

Finishing in studio

A while back I posted the top painting after a weekend in crawfordsville. I liked the painting a lot but it still had problems that were unresolved. It has been sitting in my studio for a while now and every day I look at it figuring out what it was that needed to be changed to make it better. The same thing happens to most of my plein air paintings. Rarely have I signed anything while out in the field. Today I didn't feel like taking on a new painting so I got a few down off the shelves and went to work on them. The lower left corner of the painting seemed weak and  not finished to me. A few marks were taken away and a few added. Nothing major was changed. The painting was however photographed outside in natural light and that made a huge difference in color. The dingy yellow light cast from the bulbs doesn't do the pastel pigment justice.

Anyway I have been down and out since Sunday so that's why I haven't been on here. I feel much better now and will resume posting