Today was colder again, after some really mild days, but sunny. I started by mixing several big piles of paint on my pallet. The marks at the top of the painting in the video are samples of the paint I mixed. I put them there to see how they worked together. Oil takes days to dry and I’m really working to find ways to paint details over layers of wet paint without it completely mixing together.
Bella and I took a trip up the Greensprings Highway to get water, play in the snow and do some plein air painting. Bella had a great time on our walk (see the video below) but when I started painting, she kept running to the parking lot to greet new people coming to fill their water jugs. I had to tie her up and even though it was a long leash she still whined. I kept asking her if she would rather be here in the woods tied up or stuck in the living room. I hope we find a rhythm together so I can take her with me when I paint outside.
I finished this in about an hour and a half. Three quarters of the way through I knew I had to leave soon was sure the painting would not come together in time but amazingly it did!
