I was painting with Frank Barone at Gilchrist Blue springs. This was the last painting I did at the High Springs Paint Out in 2024. We had walked over to Naked Springs and started painting. It was getting late and I had finished a 6 x 6 but Frank was still working on his 16 x 20 so I thought I'd start one more. I worked very fast on a 9 x 12, ultra smooth surface. I put down a layer of white gesso and then a layer of broken green fluid acrylic and painted into the wet layers with a spatula. I finished it much later in the studio with oil paint to bring up the highlights and add a little definition to the water.
I was painting with Frank Barone at Gilchrist Blue springs. This was the last painting I did at the High Springs Paint Out in 2024. We had walked over to Naked Springs and started painting. It was getting late and I had finished a 6 x 6 but Frank was still working on his 16 x 20 so I thought I'd start one more. I worked very fast on a 9 x 12, ultra smooth surface. I put down a layer of white gesso and then a layer of broken green fluid acrylic and painted into the wet layers with a spatula. I finished it much later in the studio with oil paint to bring up the highlights and add a little definition to the water.