Landscape Painting The Summer of 2015

  It is always amazing to me how hard it is to get going and get organized to go outside to paint.  This was my third day out and finally I feel like something good is starting to happen.  I am hooked.  I went to Bolton, to a horse farm with an incredible vista to paint this afternoon.  The light was so clear and the sky was filled with pinks and yellows with the intensity of the heat and the rich summer light.  What an excellent day to be out.

New and old things to remember:  I bought a landscape umbrella cuz it is hard to see your colors in full light and the surface of the canvas.  I fought against this for many years.  Why, who knows..probably just another expense but what a help!  Guest colors.  I always like to experiment with new colors on location.  It gives the painting a surprise and makes me work harder for the results.  Oil primed canvas.  Very slippery when wet but you can really see the wonderful brush stokes and just making me put on more paint.  White surface.  Not so good.  Going back to toning them.

Ah more to come.  This is a painting week.  Hope to get up early and get outside tomorrow.