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I went back to the barn yesterday morning to get a sense of how to finish the barn. I saw mainly, the shape of the tree in front of the barn. I focused on the vegetation surrounding the barn. There is a field in the far off left, then a group of trees in the foreground screening it. In the background I added a tree on the corner of the garage that was hard to miss. A row of Sugar Maples, one of many features which originally drew me to the sight, went ignored, except for a very small over hanging branch on the far right side of the painting. I will return to paint those Sugar Maples. In the meantime, I’m moving on! Enjoy…

Yesterday, I went out and painted Woodman Farm in Durham. Having met the farm manager Eli, a day earlier, I was happy to see him walking around the farm with a few of his employees. I captured them in the painting!

It’s a scene I practiced with a sketch.

Hoping to get more work in on this today and tomorrow! Hold out a tuning fork…

P.s. This 8’ x 60’ sitting area outside of Jackson Landing Arena is a sunny, well-ventilated spot to sit, dress, and socialize!

Potting seeds yesterday, I was amazed by how small many of the seeds were. The native seeds especially. Species like: Pennstemon, Pennstemon digitalis, Wild Raspberry, Rubus odoratus, and New Jersey Tea, Ceanothus americana, were really small!

Many of the smallest seeds asked to be planted on top of the soil. No covering at all. And left outside to experience “winter” conditions.

The potential solution to all these native plants is to see what grows. I covered several others with sand—as the instructions say. I’m also going to see which plants will tolerate not being watered regularly. Stay tuned!