This landscape painter is not one for New Year's resolutions... sets me up for too much failure;) But how can one not feel the fresh start start aspect to the days now? So I spent a little time yesterday drawing the bones of this composition. Yes, it's from a photo and some sketches: too cold to stand out there at the moment.

Mostly I jump in and paint in the dark values but yesterday the mood was for my 6B graphite pencil. Next the spray fixative goes on and then the paint comes out. Can't wait to squeeze out the paint on a clean palette and jump in! Nothing more exciting that fresh paint ready to go. I'll try to remember to post some progress images but if it goes fast, well, who knows if I'll remember! You get caught up in the moment of painting and one thing leads to the other and , WOOSH, it's all but done. Honest, I'll try to remember:)

9 by 12 inches, graphite on canvas: state 1.