OK... back at it... but while I was away, I started thinking about the next painting and started to develop a character concept. Not sure what the painting will be about but somewhere in the range of war and duck hunting... in fact, the working title is, "War and the Art of Duck Hunting"

I'm going to be tied up on another project for about a week, so I won't get much done. here's where it's at now...

Through an inter library loan I got hold of Richard Schmid's book, "Alla Prima." Very enjoyable reading and wonderful reproductions of his paintings. He is a strong proponent for creating color charts of your palette... each color in five steps down to pale tinted white and then each color mixed with every other color, one at a time, also down to pale tinted white in five steps. I've never done color charts before. I'm finding it quite an impressive and instructive task. I've been at it for several days now, so the painting is on hold for a moment.

The grip of technology... the character of technology that encases us with so many resources, points of view, avenues to travel that conclusions become increasingly difficult.