White Diamonds Black Night

It was a full moon the other night and I needed to release some energy into a painting. I got out all the colors of the rainbow, in vivids, brites, not primary's. I began with large brushes and soft music. I absolutely hated what I produced! I turned off the music, mixed some thickening medium into some blues and greens and white. I reached for my largest knives and went to work. What was taking shape was really gorgeous.To my surprise, the glint of a diamond appeared. At first I thought it was a salt crystal and then it clarified into the light that fractures off the cold hard surface of a diamond in the moonlit night. Hence, White Diamond Black Night.
Tell me what you think.

Autumn's Glory- Finished

Well,
I think she's done. I made a few miner adjustments to sky color and some shading here and there, added some fallen leaves on the grass and fatten a tree up. Now I think I am just gonna get lost in it if I keep going with the brush. So, I'm setting down the brushes on this one. I can FEEL the crisp air and hear the rustling of the leaves. Ann really knew what she was suggesting when she asked me to put myself in the scene.
I hope you all like it.

Work in Progress

I hit a dry spell and called my friend Ann Hamilton, (artistretreat.blogspot.com) and we chatted. I told her that I wanted to do a landscape but was uninspired and she suggested that I place myself in the painting, in the landscape and feel the colors and textures all around me. Thank you Ann, that's all it took to start the creative process.
Me and my friend Michele, (Micheleleeart.com) spent some time together Saturday painting and chatting. I began this landscape and will continue working on it. It needs some more tweaking but I wanted to let you see where I was with it.