No April Fool's

I got out and did the first real plein air of the season yesteday with a small 8 x 10 oil on canvas panel of a clump of daffodils I planted as a lark last fall. I found a bag of bulbs in the garage purchased Zeus only knows and got them in the ground before the frost. Up they came so looking for a motif their it was. Not bad but I am not happy with the grass. I need more practice with grass. Must do more daffodils while they are around.

Painting again

After a rather long illness and other issues I am painting again to prepare for show this coming April. This is a study for a much larger work of a huge sunset glory after a thunderstorm. Its sky, clouds, light, dark, urban. I just painted in the background sky of laverders, violets, gray blues thin and its drying so the yellow and orange pink clouds can go on. I have a good feeling about this. Its a studio work from a photo so no plein air today :(