I started on the lake landscape. First I went back over the sketch with a light wash, fixing the pencil to the canvas and building up areas of light and dark. I spent a good long while preparing my palette, which for this painting consists of napthol crimson, yallow azo medium, pthalocyanine blue and ultramarine blue, and titanium white. I did a lot of mixing and thinking about my colors for this piece as I want to capture the peacefulness of the lake and the subtlety of the colors on a hazy day. I was happy to lay in the sky and felt pleased with its lavender glow. I worked from top to bottom, laying in the mountains, the water, and then beginning the foreground. I played around with the mountains a water a bit and ended up moving on to the foreground when I realized I was overworking something I clearly had a shortsightedness about. I have to frequently remind myself to step back and view the piece and not get stuck playing with certain areas too much. I remind myself the solution will come later and that I am getting ahead of myself. I stopped painting as the birds began to sing and the sky turned periwinkle. My legs were dead from standing so long and as I went to bed I wondered what it is about me that keeps me from making the changes in my habits that would make my life so much better. I will make this painting better in a short time, myself will take a little longer. Today after I saw my godson off, I watched a ridiculous movie and made more little Peepeyed critters. I’ll post a photo soon of the little guys gathering for their convention of cuteness. I need to find a better set up for the studio yet again, such that I can have more space to back into to see my work. I may take over the living room next.
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