Saturday, April 2, 2016

Puddle in the Park


Jessica and I went to Rodeo after the rain. This was a good opportunity to paint puddles and also work on those "naked trees" as Jessica calls them. It took me a while to figure out the obvious, that a puddle is simply a small lake and an edge is just a bank. That took away the that fear where I freeze up and paint small tight details. Still do that on those trees.
8" x 10" oil on canvas

3 comments:

  1. Interesting insight on the puddle. It seems to have worked well. I have a feeling this will be a good year for standing water.

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  2. So soft and atmospheric -- almost resembles a watercolor. The water is great, and so are the trees, but I sure can relate to your "freeze and paint tight details" feeling!

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