Quick Sky

I wanted to paint tonight, and figured I'd have enough time if I stayed more local, so I walked over to Flushing Meadows.

The part of it that is walkable is a 25 minute walk, but it's a nice walk.

I did feel a lot of time pressure during this painting, but even I was surprised it only took an hour.

Lately I have been using some convenience mixes, and this in particular saves a lot of time- I can mix quickly. Also, I have not been using straight-up white as much anymore, and usually not until the end of the painting. I'm using variants of light greys and shifting the color. That way, I'm not going too light too quickly.

8x10 oil

I think I'm at a point where I need to do some quick studio practice to refine some things.

Well, that can start happening pretty soon.  It's getting dark early....