The plan to finish the dog sketch, Bubba, in one day of painting didn't work out. For a quick oil sketch to work, it has to be rendered alla prima (also called direct painting or wet-into-wet), and my technique for the pet sketches is not entirely alla prima ... I have always used a color underpainting, let that dry, and then do the second session -- the finish painting alla prima. So today I finished Bubba's underpainting, but trying to layer the finish detail wet-into-wet was producing a lot of mud ... so I stopped with the underpainting. When that's dry enough, hopefully tomorrow, we can bring him home.
But the free hours this afternoon gave me time to get back to Hail and Farewell. Started sketching the vines and leaves flowing around the figure. It's just a start, but I think I like where it's going.
