THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 21st October 2020: DAY 206

Work in progress, second layer detail, working title:
'Complementary Trees'.

This painting has turned into quite a big project, I've probably not had to work on anything so intensively since 'Desiderata' near the beginning of the residency. As with most of my work of late it has been more about the paint than the subject matter, although I an constantly trying to alley the two things. Once again I am working with the same palette as previously but now I'm back to working with the brush and the brushstrokes really matter, Because of this the painting is being built up layer by layer to achieve both the colours and the textures of the paint that I am looking for.

Most of the painting only exists as under-painting at the moment, but the very 'flat looking trees have had their second layer to give them texture; this won't really come to life until the top layer, in this case the highlight, is added. Whilst the trees have been drying today I have been working on the background area, or snow-field, between the trees. This is the only area so far that is reaching completion. It has now had a third layer of white 'tints' which has given it most of its colour and texture; it may just need a quick re-visitation at the end to add any final details that I deem necessary.