Painting, Painting, and More Painting

 Quite a workday.

That tube of Italian Earth did show up, and I used it in the mix for the table color. It's a little warmer than the sample online (I don't know why I'm surprised with a name like Italian Earth) but then while rummaging around in the box of browns, I found the ideal color. It's a neutral brown, in a crumpled, half-used tube so squished I had to go online to try to find the name: Bellini Raw Sienna.

                                                     Rose Bouquet, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 Apparently, Bellini Co. has gone out of business, so I won't be able to get a replacement when it runs out. I shall have to be frugal!

Next: I still really like this one. I put a little detail in the water and worked on the sky.

                                                            Radiant Sunrise, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

Following that, I took a break, then used both a flat brush and a rigger on the windowsill area for about 45 minutes. Most non-artists would be surprised, I think, to hear that it could take that long to do such a small area, but the magic happens when you pay attention to how the light changes color ever so subtly across the sill.

El Centro, work in progress (click on image for larger view)