New Challenge - Days 1 and 2

I feel like I'm finally really back up and running with my art. The last few weeks have been filled with classroom prep and a purely blissful visit from my brother's family, and I had less time to devote to painting. Yesterday and today, though, I dove back in.

I was given a 7x5 photo mounted on wood...I love when people give me something knowing that I'd just love to paint (over) it! I also got back to a textured piece I started a couple of weeks ago. I so love texture!

Here are the two pieces I'm currently working on.

Layer 1

Layer 2

Layer 3

A portion of the textured piece I'm working on.

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