Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Bradford Pear in Spring

Bradford Pear in Spring
Oil on canvas, 8x6
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The Bradford pears are just bursting into bloom in my yard, so today - I just HAD to capture one of them in oils!  I am using a canvas board today, because I didn't have this size in my beloved wood panels.  I really wanted to stick with the 8x6 size (it matched my available painting time).  After 822 painting days, I have gotten pretty good at knowing what size I can finish under a certain time limit).  The bright sunlight bounced off the petals and foliage, and the strong winds tossed branches and grass back and forth.  I have attempted to catch that movement with my palette knife and brush.  Painting number 823 in 823 days.

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