Second Painting Study

I finished another painting today! 

I found this frame and canvas at the DI for $2 bucks. My apologies to Alice Ives, I have erased her 1982 painting of the Pacific. I flipped it upside down so a little bit of her ocean lives on as part of my sky. I think painting over another painting is a great way to up-cycle. Even better if it already comes with a frame. I thought the dark brown frame around this one would work well with the nature of the ruins. My progress as of last night -

I worked on it for an hour or two yesterday. This is from a photo I took March 18 (second pic) when I biked to the ruins. I did not get proportions right in my painting (they don't look this large from our vantage point across the stream) but that's ok, cause I want them to be a focal point anyway. I need to print larger pics for my reference, rather than trying to paint from my phone screen! 

So yeah, spent time painting yesterday and today. Today Wes did some major work in the front yard. 

He's been helping Corey for a few days making a demo video, and they finished the audio for that yesterday. So today he was free to do stuff at home for me. Aww we're gonna miss him so much! 

Tonight I almost went to the gym, but instead I went up the canyon for a little walk followed by a sketch of the creek and prayer or two. I found a nice secret spot by the ruins that I hope to go back to soon. 

I liked these scriptures verses on "benefit"... praying for the Lord to help us and let us be of benefit to others. We will wait patiently upon the Lord.