2:49 PM: ……and one more tweak down at the bottom before leaving to take our trail walk.
argolid, 38x36”. as it looked at the end of my painting day and after rubbing out the foliqage at the bottom
2:22 PM: after more gazing at argolid and while the paint was still wet, i rubbed out the foliage on the bottom, which was coming more from my head than my gut. glad i caught that; it would hve been harder to rub out tomorrow! but now it may need something down there….blue perhaps…we’ll see…
argolid, 38x36” following this morning’s work
1:27 PM: this morning, after gazing at argolid while having breakfast, while i loved how it came across, i felt more was needed.
i may have done a bit too much, but for now i’m going to leave it. i think the foliage and the flying insect enrich the composition without crowding it; time will tell. below are two details.