I started this color study two days ago, when the dark blue-lavender of low clouds--plus some orange-ish early morning sunlight--highlighted the astonishing range of colors in a park near my home.

Initially, I was going to keep the colors subtle in this piece. However, when I started painting today, I decided to portray these hues as vividly as they impress me when I drive through the park most days.

Right now, it's early spring in southeast Texas, heralded by some fresh green grass and darker clover. Most of the grass is shades of red, orange and brown, with a little sand peeking through.

I painted with broad strokes and thick paint, and surprised myself when I stepped back and took a good look at my painting.

This is one of those paintings that I'd like to keep, but my upcoming show in Maine will feature only work that's for sale... and that's the pressing deadline right now.  This painting will be in that show.

That said, I'm very pleased with myself right now. I'm a better artist than I'd realized.

[Regarding yesterday's post about the big white canvas: I'm still applying layers of gesso to my new canvases. That gives me a little more time to come to terms with the size of them. Thanks for the comments and encouragement!]

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