For some reason much of the work for last few weeks has ended up creeping into the studio realm with retouches and outright repaints. I don't like doing repaints on such small canvases—it's just too tight and the paintings lose the freshness that is the key to good Plein Air. That said, I was working on a few ideas for Christmas cards so I can be excused—at least on these two. The top was done outside the house after I put up the Christmas lights—the night I painted it rained and I stood under an umbrella for several hours working on this. I then worked for several more sessions in the studio trying to get this in shape to use.
The bottom painting is of Barrington Hall in Roswell I set up on Sunday a few weeks ago and captured this decorated window along the column lined porch. In the end I decide that neither would work for the yearly card.
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