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city streets

18 x 27 inches
Oil on Canvas

A Painting a Day



Good morning from BRRR land..unusual for Texas for this month of the year...usually we see this in January. I am up even earlier...getting Terry off on the slick roads with a bit extra time to make it to the hanger at DFW...hopefully he will stay warm today. Me ~ I am staying in the studio all day working...painting.

This composition above worked itself into being. I started with the palette knife and golds and yellows in the center, working out with oranges and reds...then adding the purples and blues for contrast to the oranges...as I finished the colors I began searching...as I normally do....and I could not see horses anywhere but I could see buildings and streets...so that is what it became.... city streets...with very thick paint drug across the surface.

Stay safe this weekend...stay warm and drive carefully if there is bad weather....Sue wrote it was cold where she was...so keep the home fires burning and remember to stop and hug someone you love.

Grace,
Laurie

DAILY WORD touched it perfectly for me as I begin painting...I must let go and let God and allow him to work within as I work...


Now awakened, I express the sacredness of my soul in all that I am and in all that I do. I live every day with purpose and meaning.
“I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.”
—Psalm 3:5

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