BLOG about PAINTING

On January 2, 2025, I started on a painting, looking back over the Cowichan estuary at the clouds back in the valley catching the morning light.  

It didn’t feel finished that first day, so I had another go at it the next day.

Jan. 3

Not a big change, and I still wasn’t sure I liked it.

Jan. 4 

I decide to tackle the idea again from scratch.  I changed the format, went square, and tried to emphasize the brightness of the clouds.

This one I much prefer! It feels like a PAINTING rather than just a picture.  The brushstrokes are obvious, and the colours are more striking.  I’m not saying I think this one is perfect, but this is definitely the direction I want to be heading - away from illustration into more impressionistic painting.