today in class (it’s Monday, so it’s Tracing class) i started working on both the fence and the barn. The fence had been traced in a couple of weeks ago, but then painted over because the lines were so narrow that it would work better to retrace and repaint, which is what i did today. It needs more work to bring it out more, but it’s at least know-able as a fence. Painting the barn was fun, but a little confusing: you may remember that the barn is reversed directionally from the photograph. That means that the sides of the barn that are in sunlight and shadow are reversed in the painting, relative to the photo. Confused? So, it’s a beginning, with plenty more to do.