Golden Days

Artist's Gallery

Golden Days in Mud Valley

And now for one last Holmes County painting before we move on. Above is the picture all finished. There's a reason I don't have a series of step photos like usual: I completed this in one sitting, using a very fast and bold technique. Starting with the greens and blues in the background, I proceeded to slap in dark and light browns for the tree trunks. Once all that was dry, I used fan and scrubby brushes to dab in the red and yellow leaves, both trees and ground. An interesting point is that I used pure white to create the light spots and highlights. I like how the texture and detail came out, but I'm not really happy with the color combination. I did like the name pun I came up with though: Golden Days in Mud Valley. Tell me what you think!