A couple weeks ago I went back to NH to get some reference photos for new paintings.  It was a helpful trip – the one downside being that I was photographing at mid-day under a blazing summer sun with virtually no clouds.  That translates into a lot of flatness because shadows are dropped directly below things.

This is a small sketch and I’m not particularly thrilled.  Something is definitely off with the mountains in the background and I can’t figure out what.  The foreground is a little muddy in the use of greens, as are the 3-4 big trees in the front. Probably doesn’t help that I’m red/green color blind.  Also – the camera is turning the greens orange again.

Road and Mountains : Oil on board. 9″x12″ 2013