Hope's Art Journey

I have had a fascination with this clump of palms across the road from our place in Suwannee, FL.  I've photographed and painted them from several directions.  This one is from a photo that was not well lit by the sun but still showed the wonderful rust and gold colors of the marsh.  I started the 6" x 6" gessobord by spreading heavy gel/molding paste across one way with a very large pallette knife.  I didn't really try to pattern it, just let it happen.  Then, I washed a coat of yellow ochre over the entire board as I usually do.  [...]

    During the journey as an artist, life happens to change schedules, motivations and the reason for doing large paintings.  I am at that point for the time being.  When blocked, I study methods and techniques used by other artists and go through my multitude of photos.  During this latest search, I found many photos that looked good when I took them but the light was bad or the composition incomplete.  Therefore, I did not see an immediate opportunity for a large painting.  The series I have begun is from photos taken at Suwannee, FL [...]