I really wanted to paint some lightning, something I have not done before. I started this one yesterday, with a light blue tinted panel. I mixed ultramarine, alizarin crimson, and a little black. I rarely use black, but thought it worked well here. I then used white for the clouds, and a little red for where the lightning was going to be. That's where I left off yesterday, thinking I would let it dry and then do another layer later. I wasn't sure how to make it work, but sometimes it helps to let it sit for a bit. Seeing the painting this morning I knew what it needed. I just added more light to where the lightning comes out of the sky, and dragged a toothpick through the paint for the lightning. I fixed the mountains a bit and added village lights (my husband's remark: "What? They still have power?")
I was a bit of a loss at what to paint today. It helped to just do some other things first, like some much needed yard work. The morning started out with bright blue skies. Beautiful, but not so interesting for a sky picture. Then thick clouds moved in, which then parted with sun shining through. Some beautiful cloud formations, with that bright silver lining along them. Bingo, I knew what to paint. So I sat on the deck and painted these clouds. This might be nice to paint a a whole ceiling of!
That makes 26. Over halfway! Yeah!
I did some math, and I realized how big this thing is going to be when it is hanging. 6x6" panels, 7 rows of 7, with 1" in between panels. That makes 48" high and 48" wide. Four feet. That is the biggest thing I've ever done. Wow!
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