Hard to tell if anything is different here. We’ll call this the beginning of another day of painting an oil commission of a Three Rivers house. That archway is bugging me, and now I know what it needs.

Too small to see. Guess you had to be here.

Time to work on the edges.

Another umbrella, please! and could you grow some branches on the sycamore while you’ve got that paintbrush out? Oh, before you change paint color, will you plant a few daffodils?

Whoa. This looks a bit precarious. I scooted the painting over as far as possible and then crouched down beneath it to paint the bottom edge.

The list is much shorter now, although there are new items on it.

1. Paint the middle section of the bottom.
2. Add more little branches and twigs to the sycamore.
3. Add the beginnings of leaves to the sycamore.
4. Spend some time evaluating the details and just nit-pick it to pieces.
5. SIGN IT!
6. photograph
7. let it dry
8. varnish
9. let it dry more. . .
10. DELIVER!!

This painting makes the Oak Grove Bridge waiting oh-so-patiently in the background seem like child’s play. I’m coming, Bridge, just hang on. . .