New Painting!

"The White Barn", 10 x 13 1/2, watercolor on paper

It felt like the time was right to paint this barn--stately with its red-centered tractor wheel and overgrown purple sage. This barn actually exists at Gospel Flats farm in Bolinas, California. It's a spot I've come back to for many of my paintings, as it's so rich with inspiration at every corner. Everything screams to be painted!

Kate's Updates: New painting -In-Progress

"Lucky Bobbers" in its latest phase.

As a land-lubber, I wasn't aware that what I was painting and so attracted to, were fishing bobbers--not lures! So, in this phase, I changed the working title to what I think will be more appropriate, if not final. The difficult thing for me here is trying to get the values working in the bobbers as well as making the bramble convincing as I have it climbing into the light. Much of the photo I worked from was not clear in this area! So, I resorted to the tried and true method of "faking it".
The painting as a whole still seems abstract and unclear, but I hope the final product will be intriguing, rather than confusing.