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November 18, 2013

11/18/2013

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Today, I am hoping to spend time working on and possibly coming close to finishing this painting.  It is of a fallen tree that has become a source of nourishment for new trees, and all sorts of creatures.  It is called a nurse log, and I have seen a few of them on my hikes.  I'm really enjoying mixing colours for this one.  I get an idea in my head of how I want this to look or feel and I'm excited when the colours come together.  I discovered that using raw umber (one of my favourites), and pthalo green (blue shade), I can come up with a really nice green.  I also mixed cad red and raw umber and came up with a nice earthy red.  I am going to start writing these mixes down so i can use them again.  

I was fortunate to spend this last weekend up at Sun Peaks which is a ski resort near Kamloops, BC.  There was a LOT of snow, and more to come.  I am one of those rare people who love snow and get excited about it's arrival.  I can't wait to start my next painting which will definitely have snow in it.  Today, on my morning hike I enjoyed being up in the bush in the snow and meandering through the snow covered trails and trees.  I am reminded again of how fortunate I am.

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Shelley
11/18/2013 07:11:54 am

I love the colours on this one too.I never thought purple could be so warm and earthy!

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