Old master Jean-Francois Millet wrote that "If a sketch seen in the dim half light at the end of the day has the requisite balance-ponderation-it is a picture: if not, no clever arrangement of color, no skill in drawing our elaborate finish, can ever make our a picture."
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| another exercise in getting messy with values |
"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree" Emily Bronte
Ten thousand pictures come & go every day. Just dont have the time to paint every picturesque corner of Delaware County. It's always a treat to be able to set up my easel to start something. This is an easy scene, since Summer is all about greens. |
| an excuse to play with pretty greens |
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| mostly strokes, that's how grass grows |
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| I usually rely on my memory to finish the painting in my studio |
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| finish! |
Sometimes, inspiration to start a new sketch is as simple as using up some extra paints that's on my palette.
With all this rain in May, the mountains are bursting with greens!
