Dublin Creators #2, 4x4"

I really thought I'd be finishing out the month of April with the bunny but I just can't bring myself to paint another bunny. I've lost my connection to the object and feel drawn to...well, nothing really. I just know I don't feel drawn to painting another bunny.

The photo reference for this painting was taken in early February when the area was blanketed in snow. I'm fairly certain the location is the exact same as the first painting, just at a slightly different angle. I've included some progress shots to show the transition of the foreground.

I may need to invest in some new tiny brushes if I'm going to continue in this direction.

This is the earliest image - the foreground was too soft.

In this image you can see a bit more detail in the foreground shadows.

Then I softened the left side of the foreground and darkened the right to help balance the areas of light and dark in the composition.

Final image - I played with the middle ground a bit.  I thought I was done after the last progress shot but the more I thought about it the more the middle ground bugged me.  I middle ground glows in the photo and in my memory so I tried to create some luminosity within the white space.  I'm not sure you can see the difference in these images but in the painting, there is a definite glow now.