Peach Orchard Road

June 4, 2017 /16x20 oil on canvas

I wanted to start working with my own landscape photos rather then download them from the net. North Carolina is such a beautiful State offering tons of painting opportunities. Well maybe not tons, but many, many opportunities.
Peach Orchard Road is one of many scenic roads I’ll drive on when I visit my sister in Youngsville. The drive to my brother’s house in Wake Forest is in a different direction, but offers the same beautiful country scenery.
There are many old abandoned barns and wood structures that have been there for years, possibly from the days when tobacco farming was popular. I’m happy the structures were left for nature to deal with, they add to the charm of NC.

I’m a little disappointed with this painting. It was just about complete except for that large tree on the left side. I wanted to detail the trunk before adding the foliage, so I let the canvas dry before working on the trunk. After painting the foliage it looked cut out and pasted. I tried to re-work it, but it only got worse. All the foliage under the tree, and all the foliage to the right of the tree is perfect, at least in my eyes. The brush work is exactly what I want in my landscapes.
This painting is a study, and the experience offers many lessons I’m sure to remember the next time I work on a landscape.

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