Feb 26th-Sunset On Thorn Mountain

This painting began from a photo I had of a beautiful sunset and a harsh, mountain sillohuette. The sunset itself was enchanging to work, but after painting in the black mountain sillohuette, I felt like the piece still needed something. I decided to give the mountain some dimension and color by adding trees, shrubs and thorns to bring it to life. This took some serious patience on my part, as I had no photo to go by. Figuring out where the light goes when I have no reference is sometimes quite a challenge. I'mglad I stuck with it though; I think it turned out well. It's a funny thing, the urge to paint over something halfway through. I guess it's my way of protesting the results so far; and thinking that what I see before me is going to be the final result. I never regret walking it all the way out. Sometimes it's just some minor tweeks that take a painting to a new level.