LJ and NJ

this week i began painting the bird house i mentioned (and showed drawing of ) last week.  Not too much detail to discuss: at this point i was just trying out colors and trying to get the values right; also indicating where there are shadows.  I also experimented with a new technique for initial covering of the canvas which involved “scrubbing” on a thin layer of paint, not using any either mineral spirits or medium.  I tried out a few different brushes with this, and i think i’ll like it for future work as well.  I don’t know yet what i’m going to do with the background, but we’ll see.