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I didn't plan to paint.  I had studio chores and teacher responsibilities to fulfill but the lure of the rare sunny day was too great.  I was in such a hurry I did not pack my markers for the study.  Instead I found a trusty #2 pencil and a 3x5 notepad to do the thumbnail sketch.  I knew this would be about color because of the brilliant red of the barns.  The value structure was mostly midtone, some dark, and a bit of pure white.  It is interesting how the values are usually darker on a blue sky day with the bits or light to let the viewer know about the sunshine.  I thought painting in the sun would keep me warm but my paint quickly turned to taffy consistency and I had to jump up and down to stay warm.  I'm sure that entertained all the cars passing by!

Thumbnail - many of the values are the same with some drastic color changes to show the light.

Here is the large version of the painting.  It is for sale for 125.00 and can be purchased directly from my website.