Pair Of Trees - sold

acrylic on watercolor paper, 12" x 9", framed
SOLD
On the south side of the Waverly bridge, along the Missouri river, there are rolling hills and a gorge with trees. Last spring I spent an afternoon adding the emergence of new leaves to my photo file. Here I found plenty of light surfaces on dark. There is the constant process of eliminating most details and keeping a select few. When it came time to pick pieces for the Kansas City exhibit in July, I initially passed over this one, thinking it was not complete. My spouse assured me it was. The curator of that exhibit said the same thing. I face this course most often. My aspirations to take a piece further is halted by another who declares it is done. (sigh) Sometimes, as in this piece, I will set it aside, to give it space, to give me time to let it be, and let it grow on me. In the process of describing with blotches and tiny strokes of color--what it looks like altogether side-by-side needs to be taken in--like small sips of lemonade.