My painting set up with car close by!

Young pear, 14 x 11, UART 500

It was glorious out there this morning!  We have so little really perfect weather and we seem to be in for more of it, so I hope to get out again. I found this young pear tree surrounded by dark evergreens and lovely shadows at Black Hills Regional Park, near Boyds, MD. I was a little worried about the complexity of the subject matter, but found that my recent foray into abstract shapes really helped and that was what I focused on. I also paid attention to using a real mix of greens. The color here is primarily observed color, with a few licenses taken. I also decided to get over my timid use of the 500 UART. I began with a hard pastel and alcohol wash and that really helped a lot. I put in dark greens under the light area of the tree and began with green pastels, leaving the “whites” till last. They are a combination of soft light greens, a light pink and a little light yellow.  When I paint outside, I like to be close to my car, so as not to have to carry my gear too far. I bring a small box of hard pastels in my painting bag, and the right hand row of my Heilman backpack box is all Giraults. I used a lot of my new greens in the painting. FYI, I have made no changes to the painting since bringing it inside, except to sign my name. I keep seeing things I might like to tweek, but I decided to keep this as it was!