LJ and NJ

Well, it’s taken four attempts but i think i’m finally getting close to a nice look for the upper part of the sky in this painting. I’ve changed colors several times, ending up with “blocking” a dark blue and a purple, along with a just slightly darker blue/gray. Some of this comes through in the photo below — not all.

Also worked on the snow in front of the cabin; on the cabin itself, and finally on the trees near the cabin. I started with one tree which was positioned behind the cabin. Its size and appearance didn’t work, so i added a second, larger tree in front of the first. The all the trees etc. on the right side of the cabin have had some attention, but they still need some work.

I did not use the blocked color technique for the lower half of the sky. Just used what were colors and values that seemed to work pretty well, with a lot of blending in the places that needed soft edges.