I was tried a different approach to this little painting, sometimes I feel like I just have to try something new....it doesn't always work, but I always learn from it. I like how this one turned out though. I started by covering the canvas with a very dark, almost black solid wash. Then I painted as usual but made sure to leave some parts unpainted....something I never do.
For those of you who live in the Santa Barbara area...and care about this sort of thing :)....I have a few pieces up for the month of November at Gallery 113 in Santa Barbara. The First Thursday reception is tomorrow night (Nov 4). I'm a little ashamed to say that I've never even been to one of these first thursday events, tomorrow will be the first, but I hear it's a great time.
Here's another in my little Linden series. It was SO gorgeous outside! It had rained and rained, and that morning the sun was finally breaking through some of the best clouds I've ever seen. I had wanted to paint this cottage for a long time, but could never decide how to do it. The colors in the sky that day kind of brought it all together for me.
