Conservatory Water

I went out today to paint Conservatory Water.

The weather was beautiful and i felt good, ready to make a good painting.

And the whole thing was a fight, like I forgot how to paint.

I had one of the biggest Foliage Fights I have ever had with a painting.

It was so bad I almost stopped halfway through!!!!

8x10 oil, three hours, I really need foliage assistance.****

A girl came up to me when I was painting to look and say hi.  I didn't realize at first, but she was a kid. So I talked to her and asked her a few questions- as it turns out she lives in my neighborhood and will be going to the same middle school my daughter went to!

Central Park is beautiful, with many positive message signs everywhere that reflect how i feel about the park.

There are many more signs besides this one, all positive uplifting messages.  The park really has become a nexus of positive energy, in a way it never has been before.

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I looked briefly on youtube to see how some other painters handle foliage but the few I found were either layered studio paintings or plein airs that I either didn't like or I think my skill level is higher than the people demo-ing..... wetcanvas had a ton of resources and I had a bunch of favorites saved including plein air trees I loved and they all got wiped out when the site moved. :(

So I think I need to just look at paintings to see how people I like handle it.