Wednesday, November 7, 2007

View from My Backyard

I was really excited about joining up with everybody at Grizzly Peak, but around a quarter mile from the parking lot, I realized I left one crucial piece of material back home..... panels. I didn't even have scratch paper with me, nor a phone signal to see if anyone had any spare panels, so rather than risk the long hike up with nothing to paint on, I turned around. There's some kind of strange curse with me and meeting other Early Birds in the hillside sessions!

By the time I got home, it was pretty much too late to go back up, so I set up in... uhh... my backyard. I painted my rear neighbor's trees and their house. Two crows settled on the highest point in the trees just as I was painting that area, so they're in there too.

"Two Crows" 5x7 inches. Oil on Clayboard


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Owning myself due to such "little" details is quite a stinger sometimes.

I like this, man. You had more success than me today, that's for sure! I can really feel that tree and its gesture. I like those dabs of lavender too, and the cute crows on top. Really nice!

Anonymous said...

wow mike keeping busy. I love all the foggy paintings.

Unknown said...

Love the painting and your drive! deadly combo

dicet said...

Excelente miguelito!

really nice colors!

rwhitlock said...

Nice painting! That's what it's about;seeing what's there even if you've looked at it everyday you've gone to take out the trash. It's always nice if a crow visits you!

rwhitlock