The first day of painting on the sequoia panel was way too hot, with the sun pounding on me and drying out my palette. The second day of painting took place inside the workshop with the doors closed and the swamp cooler roaring. I didn’t think there would be enough light, so I set up the ott light floor lamp. Maybe it will all look wrong when it is seen in pure daylight. . .
The sky needed a second coat, and while working on it, OF COURSE I slopped paint over onto the tree and all the foliage.
Next I reworked the ground. The paint didn’t dry nearly as fast as when the bright sun shone on it. (duh)
The lower left greenery in the background came next, then foliage on the big tree, the lower right greenery, and finally, the wood on the tree.
Finished, photographed in low light.
Finished, photographed with the doors opened.
This is approximately 54-1/2 X 23-3/4”. It’s kind of heavy, and it has hanging wire on the back.
Do you think that $450 is a good price for this? The smaller ones sold for $250. I didn’t measure them, but am guessing they were in the neighborhood of 18 X 36”.
Someone needs a business manager around here. . . perhaps an administrative assistant. . . then this would need to be priced at $900 in order to pay him.
NOPE, NOT SHIPPING IT, SO DON’T ASK!
