fall leaves magnet

fall leaves magnet, originally uploaded by Melsky.

It's day two and I'm still at it! Who said I had no persistence?

This is a magnet. It's an original painting. I'm experimenting with a new technique. First I draw the leaf pattern on blank paper with pencil. Then I paint a transparent sunset colored glaze over all of it using various shades of red, orange and yellow with glazing medium. Then I paint the background in black.

The smaller things I've done in it are coming out good. I have two larger paintings I'm working on right now with this technique and they are harder. It's mostly because I am trying to use larger leaves and they don't seem to look as good.

Here is the listing for this one on etsy:

Fall Leaves Magnet

It's in the air, I can feel it.

Fall in Trinity Bellwoods Park, originally uploaded by Melsky.

I can feel Fall in the air for the first time today. It's a sunny day and I haven't been outside yet except for the balcony. But there's something in the air, just a little coolness or the promise of coolness. It makes me really happy. Fall is my favourite time of the year.