painting #2 of 12.

when i woke up on wednesday i saw palm trees swaying back & forth against an overcast sky. wind, rain, & paper dont really mix well together, so we decided against selling at the farmers market. very happy we did as sheets of rain blew off the roof & it looked as if a palm tree had been massacred on our front lawn. 

i made some warm spiced cider & pulled out the paint to work on a canvas i started at the beginning of the month. this is totally one of those things were the end is in no way what i imagined when i started, but i still really like the finished painting. its really hard to see in the photos, but the whole canvas was collaged with random bits of magazine so there are sublte bits of textures & prints under the acrylic wash.

you can take a peek at my first collage of the 12 i plan i doing this year, along with others i have done here.