Canadian Geese

Today was a typical winter day; snow and cold. Instead if a seasonal painting I went with a spring theme this afternoon. Watching the Canadian Geese return is a sure sign of changing seasons. But that is not today. 🙁

This painting was done on a canvas panel and then put in a matted frame once completed. I bought the frame at the Urban Mission thrift store. The geese were first painted in acrylics and then taped. The foreground trees were masked as well. Next came the sky and water with various mixtures of ultramarine blue and cerulean blue oil paint (after prepping the canvas with white medium). Then I put in the distant fir trees in tones of gray, black, sap green, and some cadmium yellow for a bit of highlight. Peeled off the masking from the foreground trees and did those two. Finally I removed the masking from the geese and re-painted them with some oils to try to give them more depth. I'm not thrilled with the geese, but lessons are learned whenever experimenting like this.