Practice Makes Persistent

River Morning 20116

For whatever reason, it remains a struggle to paint, to find the time, the motivation, the inspiration...and I know that they say persistence pays off, but I'm having to continue on blind faith, because I don't fee the results pouring in.  Maybe it will make a difference once it is warm enough to get outside and paint again, but with snow again today, that seems a ways off yet.

Warm Tones on a Cool River

20x16

Winter Greens and Reds

16x20 oil

Having wandered off track these past few months, I am having difficulty getting back into a groove.  Whatever progress I had been hoping for has been put on hold, and other demands in life are stepping in to take what hours I might otherwise have devoted to painting study.  

16x20 oil

Again below the powerhouse, I find the combination of colors there to pull me, though this one was left off without trying to bring it to a polished finish.  The glare in the upper right corner is a result of the combination of the lighting in my studio and the rough brushstrokes of the re-primed canvas, a recyling of an older painting.

16x20 oil