A Whiter Shade of Pale

I have been working at our lake place and have a very small work area and few supplies.  I decided to work in a 5" x 7" area on cold press heavy watercolor paper.  I used 2 colors of acrylic paint plus white (Golden Burnt Sienna and Phthalo Blue), metal leaf, stamps, and webbing spray.  I used 2 brushes ( a 1" brush from ace hardware and a small 1/4" acrylic flat brush).

Motivation to create did not jump right on me in 2015.  My addiction to HGTV Fixer Upper, and Buying the Beach did not help matters.  I was ready to sell everything, move to the beach, sit on a balcony drinking wine and watch the waves.  Reality set in so I went to the garage and got a 3 x 4 foot canvas, placed it on my easel, and looked at it for about a week.  I then organized my work area and prepared it for getting in gear.  That took another week but I finally put brush to canvas and began.  It was soooooo hard.  How easy it is to quickly get out of the practice or arting.  I took process photos as I always enjoy seeing how things come together.  The painting improves and regresses many times as I struggle to express myself in my work.  A big thanks to Lyn Belisle for her continued encouragement and guidance.  Below are a FEW of the painstaking steps I took to reach my destination on my first canvas in 2015.