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Saturday, February 05, 2022

The Obelisk at Central Park

It was very cold today but- I added toe warmers inside my boots and it was enough to keep me from freezing.  I think I may have officially won the battle against the cold.

At least in the 20s thru the teens.
I think I have the gear down.  It is working.
But it does take a LONG time to get ready.

Anyhow, here's today's painting.  It took over three hours today.


The painting has some issues but what I am very happy about is the composition.  
I'm not sure a year ago that I could have done a zoomed-out view as well.  It's something I have had trouble with, getting everything to fit, and I got it down today.



Note how the sky/light was completely different when I started.  This is the light scheme I went with for the whole painting.


The toilet carpet is still a huge win.


There was an INSANE line to get into the Met; I wonder why?  I have never seen it so long.


It was cold but I was completely ok today!


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About an hour into my painting, a cyclist came over.
It was my friend Bitz!
I was so happy to see her and we chatted for a little while.
Like me, she is basically immune to the cold.  We both love cold and snow.

We took a very ridiculous picture to send to Kedrin.


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And yes I cleaned my brushes shortly after I got home.

1 comment:

  1. I am always amazed that you can finish a painting in such cold. A lot of detail for cold weather painting. I am glad you got your toes warmed properly. I like the painting without the middle tree in the foreground. It is nice to have cold weather friends.

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