It's been ages since I've posted, probably because I wasn't doing a lot of painting on site...

The other day I pulled out a 20 year old sketch book, and decided to do an oil sketch from one of them; a view of the center of Huntington, MA.....

Now, I've discovered that  to paint successfully from a sketch, I need to remember  the  original inspiration.  My  first oil sketch  from the old pencil sketch "forgot" what the real emotion was. 

It's just a comic book colored-in image. 

What was it really about?   

It was about how sometimes, when you drive up Route 20 from Westfield, into Huntington,  you are treated to a brilliant flash  of sun light that has found its way between the shadowed hills. Startling and beautiful. 

So now I have a plan for my next oil painting!