“Cottton wagon” (in progress)
8x10" oil on panel

Here’s proof positive that we not only need to paint what we see, we need to paint what we see. The expression is actually, “Paint what you see, not what you know.” Here I took a little editing license and edited out the ugly wheel lifts under the wheels. And guess what? It doesn’t work. This looks like a cart before the mule. The perspective appears way off. The barn provided a shady place in which to paint when the temps reached 97º in Raleigh yesterday. I think the heat may have affected my judgment. The painting needs a lift (or two).