I never realized how crazy the world of retail was until now. Last year I was worked very few hours, as I was inexperienced. But now that I know what I’m doing, I work a lot more and, this time of year, the store is open even longer than usual. How is this relevant to my blog? Well, despite my best efforts, I wasn’t able to finish my painting today.
I did start a painting, however. In the partial sketch below, I blocked out areas for the sky, the foliage and the foreground. I haven’t decided if the foreground will be a river, lake or field.
One of my ideas is to make this a night-time scene, with a campfire.
I am happy that I have time to think about the possibilities.


I was immediately reminded of my childhood growing up in the country and so I inserted a field. But then I read about the campfire idea and that took me down another memory lane. I’d love to see your rendition if you go that way.
Thanks Claudia. I’m just as curious as you are. I’m glad my partially completed study brought up some images of your own.
J