Lonely Landscape. 14 x 18 acrylic on canvas.

This is a large piece for me. I enjoyed working larger. It was a bit cramped working while this piece was drying though, my desk is really the only space I have for the task. This was request from a barn loving friend, and I am happy with how it turned out.

Technically, there are many mistakes here. For one, the barn is centered. The top right corner of the roof is exactly the center point of the canvas. Didn’t plan that. Oh and that white, lighter area under the barn, is not really there. Don’t know why it is showing that way. There is also much more movement in the sky, but the 72 ppi smooths it out.

I have worked on this for almost a month. Sheesh! Had no idea until I went back to figure out when I started. If you ask me, this has “student” written all over it. That’s O.K. Because I did learn a lot each step of the way. I was referencing the art of Caitlin Schwerin. A sky here, some land there.

I painted the sky over six times. Lost count. Tried for some clouds but they were not working, so blue sky it is. Mostly I think my failure at that is not having the correct brush. My first attempt at the mountains failed too. They were much shorter lengthwise, and the highlights were all wrong. Here are some close-ups of the finished piece.

A closer look.

The mountains were added after the recipient said the barn looked lonely. Still lonely maybe, but now your eyes have something else to look at.

Happy Tuesday to you!

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