Tree Reflections

A little back story and step by step for creating this image.

I ordered two prints from Smallwoods. I discovered Smallwoods through a client after seeing large prints from their engagement session hanging in their home. I was happy with the prints, but they didn’t fit the space right. I wanted to add two more.

I looked through my images and found a third that would go well but needed to create a fourth. I wanted it to be combined with an oil pastel panting, similar to the Marsh one. I picked a few images to start working with, ones with trees, water and importantly ones that had a similar emotional tone, and an oil pastel image.

I tried this combination a few times.

I liked the shape of the second try, I was getting closer. A micro lesson in knowing when to keep trying at something and when to let it go and move on. I decided to let go of the oil pastel and try something different, a cold wax painting.

Third time was, in fact, the charm. Here’s the step by step: