Partially completed painting showing underpainting, 20 x 24

I feel like I’ve been neglecting my blog!  It’s been a busy time and I’ve been dealing with a number of issues, including upcoming classes. I started this painting in the studio several days ago so that I’d have a painting in process on the easel for our first “Third Thursday” event.  I was glad to have it and I had the other two Colorado paintings on display as well.  You’ll note that this is Colorado and not England. I discovered last week that my husband’s suggestion to lower the quality on the camera before we went to England resulted in pictures that couldn’t be printed out!  I was very depressed but am now the owner of a nice little Samsung notebook on which I plan to load the images.  However, for now, I’m back to Colorado and using the same Reeves surface. This time I decided to do an underpainting over the entire picture. I liked the effect of it. The brown at the bottom is all underpainting that I have yet to cover. I”m liking the color a lot, however, and don’t want to totally get rid of it.  I’m also trying to use blue greens more than violets for a change and I’m enjoying that, particularly the blue greens from my Girault set.  The warm browns look so good with the blue green! The surface is still something I’m unsure about. Being in the studio allows me to look at paintings done on UART and Pastelmat and there are times when I long for sanded paper.  So, with that in mind, I’m planning to now go out and enjoy this beautiful day and do a plein on sanded paper! Maybe two. If successful, I’ll share with you, along with the finished painting of Morning Sunshine.