Yesterday I finished putting gesso on all the rest of the 35 boards, and after that, just to make sure, I counted them. 48? I've head visions of the dogs eating them, but ended up finding the 2 missing boards behind some jars where I had set them to dry after putting sealant on. Geez, more to gesso, but better finding out now then at at the end.
Today I painted 2 more. The first one:
Some time ago, while driving there was a thunderstorm in front of us, with the sun behind the clouds, and the bright lining along the clouds. I tried to soak in the view to and did some sketches and notes, and that's what this is based on. So hard to capture, and I can keep picking a it endlessly to hopefully improve, but at some point have to let it go.
This one was finished early this morning, so I had time for another one.
The next one, a little fairy in the clouds. This presented the challenge of working in the tiny details. Every painting presents its own challenge, and I'm learning something from each of them.
Tonight was the opening of the Spring Renaissance Show at the Trumansburg Conservatory. It's a beautiful show, so many beautiful pieces, and so much variety. I'm amazed at what people can create!
This was my contribution to the show.
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