August 16th, 2013
Cox Reservation, Essex Greenbelt, Essex MA
Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in
(sold)

This was painted in the afternoon, while the sun was gradually weakening and the colors of the marsh were glowing. I know I say this all the time, but I really need to retake this photo. The sky looks so washed out in the picture but in reality it’s one of the best parts of the painting. I did this just as a sort of palette cleanser, or an exercise in the familiar, to practice a little before the “wet paint” event the next day.