Showing posts with label Thanksgiving thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving thoughts. Show all posts

Friday, September 28, 2012

Paint Party Friday - Autumn Reflection

Next weekend will be the Thanksgiving Day long weekend in Canada.   A lot of people will be closing their summer cottages in preparation for winter.  It will be time for turkeys, roasted meats, pumpkin pies, butter tarts....kids will be coming home from universities, some with lots of laundry!

For Paint Party Friday, I was inspired to do this piece from a photo in a calendar.  I had trouble with the reflection until I realized I had to make it much darker than the real trees.   I tossed it in the garbage at least twice, but felt I had invested a lot of time into it and kept trying with it until I was more satisfied!  I also count the time I spent thinking about it (creative time)!  For the artists, has that happened to you or do you just not bother?