LJ and NJ

Finishing up this little 6” x 6” piece tonight is pretty timely as we are expecting a massive snowstorm to hit here in most of Colorado tonight through tomorrow. The painting is done on canvas paper and will be cut to size and glued to a cradled board which measures 6 x 6 on its face and probably close to 2” on the sides. Twice a year several of the galleries in our area offer a show open to anyone in the community . You pay for the board and then do whatever you’d like — can be painting, drawing, fabric, multimedia, etc. Before this i’ve always just painted directly on the face of the board. This time i decided to try doing it a little differently. So what you see here (below) is the painting on the canvas — prior to cutting and fitting it on to the board. The reference photo is attached below the painting. In the reference, the bird house really stands out. I was after something more muted — thus all the snowflakes. also wanted to provide a little more visual context, which is why i added a bird and all those branches.