Monday, January 31, 2011

FIRST OIL PAINTING OF THE YEAR

Here it is the end of January already, and I only have one finished painting to put here.    And I am so behind with my computer stuff.  I have lots of emails to answer, my postcard postings are behind though at least I've done 6 each week, and my 2 woodblocks are done and the exchange ones off in the mail.  But new resolve for the next month to get more painting done.  I started a new oil and a larger than usual watercolor last week.  They are coming alone, but today I'm catching up on the internet.  After a lot of trouble earlier in the month, it has been working well lately.
 
9 x 12 inches, water mixable oil

This is a stand of mountain hemlock that I've painted several times before, more often with late summer sun making them glow. I need to work on the lower right side.  So often, I don't see the weak spots until I've put the photos here.

I seem to need a sunny day to get a decent image to put here, and we've had a few the last few days. Thankfully, I remembered to take this outside and take a picture yesterday, as it turned overcast again today and snow or rain is on its way. 

2 comments:

Mary Anne Cary said...

Beautiful Carol. I love the tree shapes, and the foreground is really nice. Great piece!!

martinealison said...

J'aime beaucoup les verts de cette peinture, ainsi que votre touche et la lumière qui éclaire les troncs de vos arbres.
Bisous