May 26th 2014
Chestnut Tree, Cox Reservation, Essex MA
Oil on Canvasboard, 14 x 18 in

It was overcast and I tried to focus on the blossoms on this chestnut tree. I can’t get a great photo of it as of yet, there’s too much glare. Some days I show up to paint worrying about many non-paint related things. Sometimes I can shut these out and focus outside of my brain in in my eyes, sometimes I can’t. If I can’t resolve my thinking I strain to resolve the painting. On to the next.