The Painting Journey of the Texas Red Horse Trailer

Stage Eight: 

Some of the final touches to the painting: the dormant bush on the left of the foreground fence post was extended higher to tie together the foreground with the distant background. The foreground grass in shadow was darkened and defined. Twigs were added to the shadow on the right side and additional twigs were also added to this area.

Based on the detail image from Stage Seven, you can now notice the lower fence wire attached to the post.

Backlit white flowers were worked on – think I’m satisfied with my objective for doing this painting. These white flowers can now hold their own in balance with the barn and red horse trailer.

The last element in my landscape paintings will always be the birds.

The white marks at the very bottom of the paper are staple marks which will be painted out.

Thanks for joining me on another day’s journey through my maze.

Mary Dove

Bye for now. See you Friday evening with the final framed watercolor.