Tad visited my studio today and painted so I could see how to begin to focus just on color, color mixing and getting the color spots just right. Breaking up the color in the background and getting the value exactly correct is a lot of work for the uneducated eye (mine). The painting is one I’ve been working on, and I had the basic composition and a first layer. Tad added more to the background and flower (the broken purple tones and the yellows, grays and orange tones respectively). I kept working on the flower after he left and began to work on the can a bit. This is a journey of 1000 miles. If I don’t get to a destination I like, I can say I had a good ride. More layers will go on in weeks to come. I’m moving SLOWLY! To see the first layer of this painting, look below in a previous post.  Thanks to Tad for coming by. We went to the Asian Bistro in Winooski after painting. A good lunch.

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