The storm began early this morning and is to continue into tomorrow afternoon.Today I spent most of the day in the barn making sure Tai and Chi would be comfortable in deeply bedded stalls, with full buckets of water and plenty of hay to keep them occupied since they would be inside for the next couple of days.
Since I wasn't going to go out anywhere today I thought I would work on these two paintings that I had started last year (see post on 15 September 2016).
For the first one I used French ultramarine blue for the sky leaving a few areas of white paper for clouds.
Next I darkened the blue slightly and added a little bit of Antwerp blue and then brushed it in the water.I also used it for the sky in the second painting.
I added a touch of burnt sienna to the blue mixture to grey the colour slightly and added a few horizontal streaks of this colour into the water.
I changed the name of this painting from River 1 to Winter Creek 3
Then I set this painting aside to dry.
I changed the name of this painting from River 2 to Winter Creek 2.
Next I added a touch of alizarin crimson to the grey mix and painted in the distant hills and the water.
I will post each of these paintings at a later date once they have been completed.
