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Tending the Flowers
Oil on panel, 12x16
Old Missouri Town |
I have wanted to paint this scene ever since I took the photo on a school field trip to Old Missouri Town. This lovely woman was gently tending her flowers while the children ran from one building to the next. This place is full of many vintage landscapes to paint. I love the 1855 feel of the town, it is like stepping back in time for just a little while. The morning light cast a warming glow as it burned through a bit of haze - a perfect light for this subject in her garden. I meant to under paint this one in acrylics, but I only remembered once the panel was already half covered! This was one of those days of starts and stops. Three different times I had to leave this painting, only to return hours later. Finally finishing up, this is my 179th painting in as many days. It just gets harder and harder to get a painting done each day in the summer! The kids are home, we have so many family and sports activities, and I am constantly searching for that tiny painting window - normally in tiny segments! Oh how I hope this gets easier soon!
