My landscapes come from two sources, a specific scene or structure that I've seen and/or photographed, or from somewhere in my imagination.
To create my own landscape, I begin with a thumb nail sketch to explore the composition and values. This becomes the "blueprint" for the painting. But more often than not, once I get into the work changes suggest themselves, sometimes minor and sometimes major.
the blueprin
The sky...after 3 attempts
The foreground roughed in to establish values
The mountains...look closely
The foreground...beginning to re-think the original composition at this point.
Look for further progress in the next few days.
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