Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

It is another hot 82F (27.8C) and humid 98F (36.7C) day with a number of thunderstorms in the area and we had times when there were flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder but we did not receive any rain.

Today I decided to work on this painting that I had started last year (see post on 22 August 2014).

First I lifted out the background birch trees that I had indicated in pencil.

I decided that the large birch on the right side needed to be changed from going off the edge of the painting.

Using various mixtures of alizarin crimson, French ultramarine blue, raw sienna, burnt sienna and new gamboge I painted into the entire background to unify it and to fix the birch tree.

Once the paint had dried I could see some rock shapes in the background.I will develop them more by painting in the negative around them.

Next I added the dark markings onto the background birch trees with a mixture of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.

I will post this painting at a later date once more work on it has been completed.

Not many people came through the show, but small items were sold by Diane Collins, Pat Harvey and Penny Little.

The hours for our show are:
18 Aug 15 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
19 Aug 15 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
20 Aug 15 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
21 Aug 15 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
22 Aug 15 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
23 Aug 15 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm

We hope you can come out and enjoy the artwork.