On Tuesday, April 7 I gave a demonstration to the Antioch Fine Art League.

The first image shown here is where I left off at the end of the evening of explaining the color equivalent approach.




The second image is the completed piece. Note: I did not make many changes. I darked the top of the sky a bit, and added a bit more green areas.

 

When I start a new painting I will often approach it from a different starting point. On this demo day, I started with the sky because I wanted to create a pink/purple sky.

I knew this would dictate the colors and values I would choose for the other planes (foreground, midground, background), but I solved these problems as the piece progressed.

Throughout the process of painting, I spend a considerable time stepping back and analyzing my work. Changes continue to occur until I'm satisfied.

After coming home with the piece, I made a few slight changes: fixed the yellow green tree in the midground, Removed some of the lavender from the back field and added a small row of trees in the background on the right-hand side, which adds another plane.

Thanks to all who attended my recent demo. As promised, here's the finished piece.