At the head of the lake

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Comment by Jon Main on August 9, 2016 at 21:24

Hi, Ian - thanks - don't know if you saw - but I developed (ahem  ;( ) it and went off the rails. Actually I became dissatisfied with the design and gessoed it over (subsequent to the 'developments').

 

What I've done is, I've blocked it two versions of it - one with the big tree (to do a tree study d'après MJS) and one without the tree (to do it d'après Jan Koiman's idea) - but now I'm stuck! Got this 2 blockins looking at me!

 

 

Meanwhile I'm almost finished on another subject - busy!

Comment by Jon Main on August 2, 2016 at 17:52

Hi, Candi - thanks - trees can be astonishingly difficult - I did a wee course with Deborah Paris on tree painting - but that was a while back and they're still problematic (what isn't ;( ?!)

Comment by Candi Hogan on August 2, 2016 at 10:20

Don't know how I missed your last couple of pieces Jon!  Love the sky on this especially!  I'm checking out your dark trees and sky holes that are done so very well.  My lesson this week is negative painting.  I am working on a piece with two dark trees now, and I am having a hell of a time!  I will persist though until I get it (somewhat)!

Comment by Jon Main on August 1, 2016 at 7:26

Thanks, Joy! - good thoughts, I agree... ...OK...