This morning, since it's dreary outside, I decided to take some time to work on my owl painting. But I found that I didn't have one of the colors I wanted. It's from a greenish siltstone and makes a sage/grayish/yellowish green that's really nice for background hills especially for scenes set in fall or winter, or an underbody color for other seasons. So, first I had to make some paint. I'm working in thin layers for this painting, so it's going to take a while to reach the finish line. Every layer has to dry before I can add more. So not a whole lot gets done in each session. I won't begin on the trees, fence, or owl until I get the sky and background finished. But already I like the depth the distant hill gives to the scene. 1) where it started out 2) where I left it today 3) the rock and a pile of pigment from a rock like it, ready to make the paint

Well, when I went to do the swap to the lower price plan for hosting this group, I found out that my URL will change and it won't redirect to whatever generic string the new one becomes. This is a huge problem because I've put out a lot of marketing with this nature-connection URL. I don't even know where all they are, lol. Sooooo, I think for now it's going to stay as it is until I think this over some more.

Moonlit predawn view from our porch. Way over there beyond the creek, I can hear the first whippoorwill of the season. Sorry this couldn’t pick up the sound. One will come closer soon, though and I’ll record again 🥰

Happy Spring!

I hope y'all feel at home here. When you get a chance, drop an introduction to yourself and what you love to do, and always feel free to start new conversations or show your work. And share your links to wherever else you can be found online if you want, too 💖 I've known both of these two women for a while now and love them both. I'm so excited to have several real-life friends here and so many new ones yet to meet in person. This is the beauty of the internet - there are some friendly, stress-free, and comfortable, interesting places to gather. Skool does make this easier than some virtual locations.