This week has been a frustrating one. I'm working on 4 paintings at once and like all the work I do for TV, there are about 9 people who have a direct, important say in the finished product. Unfortunately, they don't always talk to each other and the comments I get from them all come in sporadically. Add to this that there is a level of broken telephone because I often do not hear from them directly. This is a very frustrating way to work and I'm trying to find a way of funnelling their comments into a manageable workflow. Instead of just jumping right to repainting an entire painting just because of two flippantly said words. These are all busy people and I respect their time and comments. But I need a buffer between me and all of their ideas. I'm trying to figure out how to do that while still being physically stuck in that environment.

I tried to sit down and write a blog that was interesting and beautiful but I'm not allowed to show what I'm currently working on and my mind is just plain stuck on this current problem. So instead here is one of my favourite public domain artworks. Its author died many years ago and now the work is free to be used any way you like. So if you want to print it out and hang it on your wall go ahead, or if you want to put it on a pillow and sell it you can do that too. And most importantly this is fully legal and fair to the artists.

I love this painting because it has a mysterious mood to it and until you read the title you can’t tell what's going on. It draws you in and makes you think "What's happening in that forest?" The colours are well balanced and bring all the attention to the most important part of the painting, the bright red hues of the sunset shining through the trees.

Here is the link to download the image above, Twilight in the Cedars at Darien 1872.

Bye for now

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