No sunshine today. We woke to mist and drizzle and whistling wind. A very good day to have a lovely terrace for shelter while painting. I'm still feeling my way around in oils, sometimes using thicker paint, sometimes going back to thinner, even doing finger painting - because sometimes a brush just doesn't work. I painted this around 9 in the morning. It's now 8PM and the wind is just starting to quiet down. I have to admit that I find these windy and rainy days much more interesting to paint than sunny days. Saturday, March 12, 2011
Rain, Wind, More Wind
No sunshine today. We woke to mist and drizzle and whistling wind. A very good day to have a lovely terrace for shelter while painting. I'm still feeling my way around in oils, sometimes using thicker paint, sometimes going back to thinner, even doing finger painting - because sometimes a brush just doesn't work. I painted this around 9 in the morning. It's now 8PM and the wind is just starting to quiet down. I have to admit that I find these windy and rainy days much more interesting to paint than sunny days. 
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I really like these, Ellie. You're going to have quite a lovely series for a show somewhere. What size are they?
ReplyDeleteThanks! They're all small - the square ones are 8 x 8 (inches) and todays is 5 x 7. My plan was to do a good number of these small paintings, and then scale some of them up. But I find I'm wanting to work larger, which means I have to rearrange things a bit on the terrace, which is about 4 x 10 feet. Not room for a full size easel, but maybe if I work in just slightly larger sizes - 18x18, something like that - I can use my larger pochade box (Thank you Stevie! http://www.all-in-oneeasel.com/) for that size canvas.
ReplyDeleteNo painting today - we had friends over for lunch and spent the day first cooking and then dining and chatting. A lovely way to spend the day!