Friday, January 4, 2013

Finished Painting for Backus Museum






Tadddaaa!!!    Just finished "Summer Solitude --  Back Country Pines", 24" x 48", this afternoon.  Knowing when to stop painting is always a challenge for me.  Seems like there is always one more little dab of paint needed somewhere.  Or.... maybe... NOT!

I was trying to decide if I wanted to put Sandhill Cranes or a Great Blue Heron in the landscape and opted for a single Great Blue.  They are such elegant birds, I think this guy lends an air of dignity to the painting.   Of course, I still have a week before I deliver the collection to the Backus Museum so,.........   I have been known to paint a bird out and repaint another bird in if I keep a painting a while.





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