Seclusion

I recently finished a commission. I was about to clean my palette when I realized I still had enough blue, red, and yellow paint for a small painting. I squeezed out some white and set some parameters for my painting:

• I gave myself a time limit. I had to do the entire painting in the span of the Tom Waits album "Blood Money."
• I had to only use the paint I had on the palette and I had to try to use all of it.
• I used only one 1/2" wide brush for the whole painting.
• I could use a little medium for the underpainting only.

I found a nice photo I took in White Lake, MI on fall day and set it up on the monitor I have near my easel. This is what I ended up with in less than an hour. I titled this "Seclusion" because I liked how the house was settled behind the large trees on the road that seemed to hide and protect it.

This was painted on a homemade MDF panel and ships unframed. Shipping is free in the continental U.S.