Sunshine

Sunshine. Oil on panel, 6" x 6". ©2019.

I haven't learned this shaggy little goat's name yet, but it certainly did a nice job modeling for me. The lighting is so lovely in some of these photos; I've become addicted to painting the animals posing in it. This painting was a struggle despite everything the reference photo had going for it. Maybe it was the shaggy fur of the goat, or maybe I was just tired. It was still fun to capture the mix of warm and cool reflected light on the shadow side of the goat's face.

I will need to go back to River's Wish for more photos soon. I can't get myself to paint anything without this beautiful light.

Watch me struggle in a one-minute time lapse here.