Well, after nearly four months I finally got back the easel last week. This was a commissioned piece. It will be used to promote a fund raising auction that my alma mater puts on each year. The image will be used in the promotional pieces and the original will be sold at the auction.

 

The location is a creek that runs through the park at the center of the campus. The theme of the auction is "Violet and Gold," the school colors. I tweaked the local colors to work better with the theme. I suppose that puts this painting into the realm of illustration rather than fine art (who knows the difference anymore, though).

 

I felt pretty rusty at first, but got a little feeling of "flow" after push paint around for a little while. It's excited to be painting again, knowing that very soon I will be able to focus on painting for 8-10 hours a day for two days a week.

 

Can't wait to get to the next blank canvas !!