Little Lagoon House

I am so tired tonight. Lots of fall yard work. It was all I could do to stay awake long enough to paint this house that I photographed a couple of years ago in Lagoon City on Lake Simcoe. It was one of those perfect summer sunset evenings and luckily I took my camera with me on my evening stroll. In this case, I like the photo much better than tonight's painting, but at least I painted something.

5x7 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Let's see if I remember the colours... Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine, Titanium, Cad Yellow Light?, and Hooker's Green (cause it's cheap and easy). By the time I got to the shadows on the road I was done for the evening. I will definitely revisit this photo for a redo someday. (PS I just realized I forgot to paint the bushes to the right of the house. Off to bed for me.)

Valuable Lesson's Learned Today:

• Painting while tired leads to shortcuts and rushed work, which leads to disappointment. 
• A pair of pliers is very handy for opening acrylic paint tubes. They stick tight even if you don't overtighten them.