Well I am beginning to think that this was a mistake, that just because it worked at 7X5 doesn’t prevent it from being a monumental waste of canvas at 20X16. I guess that is pretty usual at this stage but with my smaller paintings it happens after about 10 minutes, not a week. I will let this lot dry and see what I think about it next week.
So I decided to choose this one for my January Monthly painting. I have painted it twice already, last January and earlier this month, and it has been a popular subject. It is 20″ X 16″ and I hope to retain some of the spontaneity of the original while using the advantages of allowing some drying time between sections.
Today I just painted background, snow-laden sky and snowy ground. I then etched in the skeletons of the trees to establish the composition. It may be a few days before I get back to this but I will post again as I progress.
