Cloudy days present consistent light, but not direct light, so everything is lit equally from all over. Not necessarily ideal, but I want to do it learn what to expect. I set up off of Holmes Road, overlooking a field and the mountains that inspired Herman Melville to pen Moby Dick (seriously) it wasn't supposed to rain this day, so I figured I had 4+ hours to get this done.
This is what I spent most of the time doing. sketching the composition in Cobalt Violet. I do this so I don't have to worry about my "drawing" while I'm painting. I do this first and then add color later so that I'm not suddenly moving mountains out of the way half way through the painting. It also gives everything a nice warm tone (and looks great in shadow areas) I really pushed my content together horizontally to fit my panel (16x20) As you can see from the photos above, there were quite a few things I left out of the painting (trailers and random debris), and a few things I added (notably the foreground)
I snapped this just as it started to rain. Oil paints don't really care if it is raining - oil and water don't mix. but I got wet. and a wooden easel doesn't like to get rained on. note to self * keep rain gear in the car. I was able to work for about two hours on location before the sky opened up. heavy rains.
brought it home and worked on it for a couple hours the next day because it didn't stop raining for 3 days. all in all, I think this one came out pretty good. I'm painting thicker and more confidently. my mixing has gotten better too
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