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A Pink Big Moon.

The day before it was the super, super, supermoon, but this moon was as glorious.

This time I wanted to see it RISE from the horizo...

Bright and Hazy.

After a long hiatus I was determined to paint the July Super Moon.

People were saying that it would rise a little before 9 but no, ...

The Red Sun.

Funny how we forget to go out early enough.

You’ll need prep time. And it’s light WAY before the actual sunrise. I think 40 minutes pri...

Not So Comfortable.

I had set the goal of painting the sunrise again, this was back in March. And this meant putting the alarm to a time way too earl...

Seize Your Moments.

This year I painted the fireworks -not live on Dec 31- but with you in the Paint Alongs. So this is not 'pleinair', though I pull...

Balance.

We drove for so long, it almost cost half my gas tank to return again here, one of the views early in the drive.

Often I can see the painti...

Values, Hue Shifts, Levels.

Even when it’s grey outside: go out and paint.
It will toss great aspects into your painting game.

You can start such a s...

It’s exciting therefore.

So I struggled with this one, though it turned out my favourite.
Hours and hours into it. Multiple cows painted, taken out, i...

Light, Color, Movement

The countryside is quiet. I love that aspect. Sure, traffic, farmers mowing seemingly every day, all day : ) but it’s quiet, a...