Can you see any changes or improvements in this oil painting, a commission of a house in Three Rivers?
I keep painting, but I don’t know if it is making any noticeable improvements. A little dab here, a little lighter there, make this darker, straighten out that edge. . . am I just licking the canvas??
A dear friend suggested a few changes in the hills and background trees. She was right. The changes are an improvement. More may be required.
A window now has a frame.
The gravel path on the right has changed color.
Here is what I think remains to be done:
- the right end of the house
- grow the sycamore
- put texture into the gravel path on the right, just some in the closest areas in the sunlight
- build the archway
- push the hills back farther
- lighten the porch post on the left
- tighten up the rocks near the archway and add growies
- add another umbrella
Sometimes I make these lists, begin an area, and then discover a whole new place to work on.
I thought I was the boss of this painting, but it seems to be the boss of me.