Reflections (Oil Bar Painting as of August 3, 2013)

Reflections (Oil Bar Painting as of August 3, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.

Here is my oil bar painting as it looked yesterday, August 3. I am using oil bars to paint this scene, inspired by a photo that I took at Bradley Palmer State Park (Topsfield, MA). The reference photo is posted on this site on June 14, 2013. Yesterday I worked on the tree on the right, in the foreground, trying to figure out where the branches and leaves would logically fall. My concern was mainly the composition, rather than trying to make the leaves look natural at this point. The leaves are red just for now, so I can easily see the difference between the trees in the foreground and the trees on the other side of the river. To be continued. . . .