The color here is deceptive because it was photographed in a different light. The finished piece is little different from session 3. I refined some of the details and diminished the contrast of the dew drops.

Continued to work the light source out. My in-house critic says the rain drops look like warts.

Darkened the values and increased the contrasts. Added details such as rain drops. Need to correct the veins so they converge in a point.

The datura is the most beautiful flower I grow. It has the purest white blossom. When the light shines through the blossom, it create a luminosity. Today, the dew was still clinging to the bloom. This is a small painting 4" x 6". Blocked in the shape, some values and the ground. More contrast is needed between the values.

Added detail to the foreground and reworked the upper left in an effort to add perspective. Worked about 10 minutes on upper left again and added a few sawgrass blades in foreground. Color is a little darker and more intense than actuality

I reduced the dark value of the top center cloud. Then decided working the saw grass could help determine how to approach the clouds. If I increase the detail in the foreground that could help with depth and perspective in the sky. I layed in a layer of veridian and the scored through it. Next session I will add line with paint.

This was a very short session in which I softened the transition between the cloud forms.

Again, worked exclusively on reducing the linear quality of the sky. Also, the color here shows more blue than the actual painting.

Worked exclusively on the sky trying to reduce the linear quality.

I think I'm channeling Thomas Hart Benton.

Started a canvas from photographs I took of Snake River in the Everglades. The expanse, flatness and sky offer much to consider.