What my garden looks like right now.

I painted this in acrylic on a little canvas-wrapped primed paint panel and used only two colors: white and burnt umber. That’s the color of things out there.

I’ve been planning this little thing since the last snowfall, just a little loose painting. I’ve been trying to encourage myself to work in acrylic paint and this looked ideal. Of course, I like to do little things like this en plein air, but it’s a little cold outside for the paint and rinse water.

Plus, I’m accustomed to simpler processes like pastel and pencil, charcoal, ink, where I can stand in one spot and have all the things I need in my hands or on a drawing board. Not so acrylic where I’d have a palette, paint tubes, rinse water and brushes. But I have a wooden box that opens up with an easel and paints and brushes are stored in there. I think I’ll try it next time!

For now I’m just glad I got this one done! My first painting of the year.

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