The painting’s light comes from the right side of center, so I block in the shadow on the left with a dark red.
I start adding shadows to the background since it’s growing dark.
The painting is done for today.
I’ll work on highlights tomorrow.
It’s already past noon by this time, but I’m still working away
The hot air shimmers. My heartbeat is anchored in the soil, the mountain, the distant hills.
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