". . . a brush with nature"

Day two found me starting work on all the boys’ clothing. I wanted to keep to a palette of colors that would work well together not only on the figures, but also work effectively with the other components when I start to lay them in. On this particular painting I veered from my normal course of things by starting with the figures first. I did this because there are so many individuals involved in the piece and I wanted to make sure I had them correctly done before committing time to the background elements. Normally, in a less complicated composition, I move from background to main subject then to foreground. In either case I will eventually rework the entire painting to bring all parts together to create the cohesive look and feel that I am after.