"Autumn Barn"
Acrylic 16" X 12"
I actually ended up painting this one twice. First I painted it mostly using brushes, but there was just something about it I didn't like. I thought it was the red tree. I decided to paint over the whole thing using a palette knife, I was even thinking I'd make the red tree more of a red-orange but in the end I decided to keep it. I like it much better after going over it with the palette knife but I'm not sure why, all I did was make minor hue and value adjustments, I guess that plus the rich texture the palette knife creates was enough.
I haven't abandoned the idea of painting fall colors from life yet, in fact I painted outside today but the painting still needs some work so I'll post it later.