Night Sky series
I'm continuing to explore the subject of the night sky--working from scribbly little sketches that I make on a little blue notepad while driving at night. I pull the car off the road and flip on the overhead light. I look as hard as I can, to absorb all the subtle details of the scene, scribbling the major composition elements on the notepad. I'm always surprised at how much I can remember days later when starting a painting based on these scant sketches. It seems to trigger my visual memory and then it's all just there to work from. These are encaustic on panel, about 7" tall.