Saturday, February 21, 2026

About the painting process

The approach is to finish paintings within a similar time constriction of what taking a class requires. Help completing artwork is what I need. I set out with this painting believing I can finish it in one or two sessions. 

The process has revealed to me the obstinate side of the subject itself. Thinking the colors command is wrong. The scale is the true master of that landscape. Scale and color should be in harmony with the image my mind sees. Thus far, they are in conflict as I find myself falling deeper into adding details to support my brain’s image. 

This is a painting from a photograph that will be a larger painting. So, I eliminated the conflict, stopped and signed the painting. There may be tweaking, as the majority of artwork has, but for now, it is finished. 

On the Shores of Lake Champlain
11x14 inch acrylic 2026
M.Flannery


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