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| After Harvest Slim Pickins |
This painting started with my most frequently used technique of attaching the webbing in a predominantly vertical pattern before spraying with concentrated Dr.Ph Martin pigments. I limited the palette originally but then applied a second spraying using some darker pigments at the bottom. I ended up wiping those off but then added them back by hand as I developed the painting.
I saw a cornfield in the beginning and a harvest moon. This subject didn't develop liked I wanted because the sky was so bright. I eliminated the moon and started developing the corn husks. Next I looked at photos of different harvested cornfields to see if this painting could become part of my Nature and Bird series. I did find some awesome photos of pheasants which I haven't painted to date but in order to fit them on this painting you need more spacing with their long tails. Next I realized that I had never painted a crow and have taken many photos on our walks. They always greet us, sometimes unhappily, when we walk in the morning -- like we are disturbing their mission to wake up the neighborhood.
I never seem to stay with simple so I played up the cornstalks and the sunlight contrasting it with the main crow and two of his friends or foes -- your guess is as good as mine. There might be enough to share. Joe thought of the title and so I believe this painting is done. Hope you enjoy it. Halloween is right around the corner and the corn stalks will be abundant on porches as decorations.www.diana-nadalart.com
