THE RIGHT TONE

It’s official. Yesterday was a bad painting day.

I realised all too late that I had lost the strong blue tone to the background. Once I lost this I had no key to work to. So the first job today was simply a blocking in exercise. This immediately grounded the painting and from this I was able to re-establish the tone and space in the picture.

How many times do you have to learn the same lesson!

Well the painting is advancing nicely and my sense of well-being is temporarily restored.

Bird in a tree 19. At the end of day 2.

Bird in a tree 19. At the end of day 2.