Daily Painting by Sally Shisler, "Story Road" $150

Another wonderful surface to paint on is Claussen's #13 premium line portrait linen. It's a bit slick, but there seems to be a tooth to it that takes the knife & the paint in a way that's sufficiently controllable for me. The luster of the paint is superior to to the Art Alternatives linen that I've been raving about! At least so far as immediately goes. We'll see how it dries. I like this painting very much. I spent most of yesterday painting WAY out in the middle of nowhere. Which was perfect for the way I felt after spending an uncomfortable night of little sleep. It was gorgeous here yesterday - perfect temp and beautiful light. So, I took my time with a different painting, finished up feeling passably OK about it, then on the way home I saw this scene. It's in Ocoee, my town. Not more than a few hundred yards from a neighborhood I shouldn't have been driving through. But I loved the late afternoon light on this pale green house, and wanted to see if I could catch it quickly. Luckily, there was able to pull off onto a side road to set up. Again, the surroundings weren't too bothersome (a little traffic & some wind) and I was able to knock this out pretty easily. There are some things I'd change if I was brave enough. Mostly design stuff. But since I worked out so many potential challenges during the painting session, I'm leaving well enough alone!

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