Tree and Hillside (Oil Bar Painting as of February 24, 2015)

Here is my painting in progress, an oil bar landscape. I am working from photos that I took in late October at Appleton Farms (in Ipswich, MA). If you are interested, my reference photos are posted on this site, January 2nd and 3rd. Due to a rushed morning schedule and super cold temperatures in my home studio, I didn't get a chance to paint until late afternoon. I used my black and white reference photo again, and added some patches of light on the tree trunk and branches. I also changed the color of the dirt road. That's all I had time to do today. Although the painting looks darker, that's just because I photographed it in the late afternoon.