Spring Along the Hornsport Rd rev 2

Well, here's today's version of the painting.  This will be revised tomorrow...maybe.

Spring Along the Hornsport Rd

I can't quite figure out which is the cart and which is the horse.  Old age. I want to paint something different -- something better than I've done before, but I still haven't an idea as what that is.  So do I paint the old stuff and hope something else comes along or do I wait until it does?  Right now I'm splitting the difference: painting a little old stuff and hoping something better turns up. 

18x24" 45x60cm acrylic on hardboard.

Spring Color Study

Having taken so much time off, I'm now re-starting rather slowly too. This is just a small study using a familiar scene to explore colors that I could use to paint some misty spring scenes. They're not quite the right colors however... but that's ok, next time...  At least I'm painting again.  (The 12" height is too high -- I display this size in a 8x10 frame (w/a mat), but the 12" size saves me from another cut on the board...)

8x12" 20x30cm acrylic on hardboard

The River Marshes at Low Tide

A rather dismal scene to start off painting after my extended holiday, but, oh well,  I'm just happy to have something to post.  Some canvasses and boards seem to defy all but the most determined attempts to get something acceptable on them.  This board was one of the worst. I'm just going to close my eyes tomorrow and let this painting be good enough, as I'm sick of painting over it again and again.

For the most part I spent my time working on my 'romance' called "Yours, someday, maybe --  A romance in an undetermined number of pieces." painting with words rather than paint, so I was having fun and keeping creatively busy this past month.  I would really like to paint something different than I've been doing, but can't seem to think of anything too different and have doubts that I actually can paint anything too different as well...  Taking a month off has not given me a clue as to what I would like -- and what I am able -- to do differently. I don't know what I will do tomorrow...

 18x24" 45x60cm acrylic on hardboard