This is such a warm sunny shot of spring light.  It makes me feel good just to have it around.  Everything in this piece - the colors, the lines, the textures, the light - everything is natural and bold and playful.  It is a fun fun painting.  Fun to create and fun to see.  The words in this piece read, "Try again in the spring."  Because we all fail sometimes.  Because we are not meant to win all the time.  Sometimes we need to rest.  Take a break.  Take some time.  And then try again in the spring.

I am hopeful that this warm colorful dynamic bit of spring will bring patience and humor to your home or office.

How Wait a While was created.....   After priming this board with black acrylic gesso, I used palette knives to create a wild expressionist painting filled with bright colors and natural textures.  Then I used an ice-scraper to remove the colors and textures from a central "window" and allowed everything to dry.  Next I used brushes and knives and fingers to add some exciting highlights and to edge the window.  Then I used soft brushes to layer smooth color in the window area, building up the landscape.  And I finished the piece with tiny detail brushes.  The gold/green paint that is smudged around the window is a slightly iridescent color that appears more golden from one angle and more reddish green when viewed from another direction.

(The sides have been painted dark teal green.  This is a digital photo.  The scans above are more accurate.)

Wait a While was painted on a wooden board created specifically for use by artists. It has a recessed slot in the back allowing you to hang it flush with the wall. The sides of the board have been painted as well so that this piece would look wonderful displayed unframed either directly on the wall or on a small, decorative table-top easel. It is also very stable standing on edge and can be displayed that way on a shelf or table.

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