I think this painting is almost done. It was inspired by the wild flowers in the spring at Emek Hashalom in Israel. (We were there in 2012.) There were more flowers than what I show here. It is 16" X 20", acrylic painting on stretched canvas. As usual, I'll leave it for a few weeks, then I'll decide if I need to do something else to it. I may bring it in to my painting class and see what the teacher and other students think about it.
This is my first serious try at a landscape in oils. It is 8" X 10", also on stretched canvas. I have been a bit frustrated with the media, but I want to learn how to use it. I bought water mixable oils so I don't have to deal with solvents and bad smells. The view was from a photo I took last month while we were on retreat in Rindge, NH. There was a dirt road that we walked on where we saw some farm houses and Mount Monadnock in the background. I will bring this back into class next week and continue on it. The sky needs another coat of paint, the farmhouse chimney is too bright and I still need to put in the foreground ferns. My teacher has suggested that I need to do about ten 8"X10" canvases in oil before I will feel comfortable with it. I hope I will have enough patience to continue.
For my readers who celebrate Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) at sunset tonight and fast, may it be easy for you as we begin another year (5774).
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