12x16, Oil, NFS

First day's progress. Let it sit overnight before making judicious improvements. See final version on the Available page. NOTES: need to vary the trunk and main limbs of this tree to make them more interesting. Need to decide if it's okay to use such loose palette knife strokes. Up close the painting doesn't hold up. I will look for interesting trees on our property to paint. 


Step 3: Turbulent Winds III Large Image