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"Echoes," oil on board, 16x20" |
I forgot about my blog for the last week, so I thought I should try to get back on the wagon. I find all of the social media overwhelming. For every painting I finish I have the option of blogging, tweeting, instagram-ing, or posting to Facebook about it. I suppose I could link them all, so I could post once and it shows up on most of the sites, but then do I end up spamming the people I want to engage? Sigh.
In any case, here's my latest. The workshop I took a couple of weeks ago whetted my appetite for oil painting, so I've been experimenting. The colors are much more subtle, I think, though I suspect I could get the same effect in acrylic if I tried. Maybe I'll experiment with two similar paintings, one in each medium, and see which I like better.
This painting was inspired by a drive through Bastrop on the way back from Houston last month. I hadn't seen the devastation created by the fire before and it was striking. As someone who loves trees, this was particularly sad. Drought or scary amounts of rain....which is better?