Turpentine diaries

I had good painting sessions with Fork. The painting is so large, 4.5 x 5.5 feet, that I started painting portions of it before I completed all parts of the drawing. Today I completed the drawing and pushed the under painting farther along.

There are 12 figures in the narrow space and even though they’re not life size, it’s going to take some time to finish. I will need several more sessions just to complete the underpainting.

Fork is part of the Main Street series; another painting about the events in small-town U.S.A.