This is a small experimental painting. I was playing with opaque and transparent layering as well as wiping back with alcohol. Jury is still out --but I think I like it. I will try more.

Here is a new large piece. This was painted very directly with acrylics. There are so many varied textures in a scene like this. Some where put on with a palette knife others with a loaded brush. This is the first painting where I have included crows. They are a favorite bird of mine and I have other ideas on painting them. There is a large roost not far from my house and it is quite a spectacle when they are coming in for the evening. This painting show a small group. They were painted with a couple gestural brushstrokes. Ones that didn't work were wiped away and repainted.

I have been wanting to do a painting like this for some time. I am fascinated by the patterns of tire tracks in the fresh snow. This is a mix of watercolor and acrylic. I varied the application of transparent color and opaque paint to get the subtle color changes of the snow illuminated by incandescent light.