It was our first nice fall day of the year, or so it seemed, so I finally got a chance to search for some fall colors to paint. I found some muted ones on Norfolk Street, in Bethesda. My ink sketch was promising, but I dithered too long with the oil painting, and by the time I had settled on a composition, everything was basically in shadow. It’s a lot easier to convey form when things have both a light side and a shadow side! So this is one case in which I prefer my 5-minute sketch to my 3-hour painting.
Geoff Watson, “Norfolk Street,” ink on paper, 5” x 8,” 2018.
Geoff Watson, “Norfolk Street,” oil on panel, 16” x 20,” 2018.