Oh these were fun to paint. I am still gleaning a great deal of information from my Putnam DVD and this prompted me to work on this painting quickly and decisively. I sometimes get lost in the desire to paint every little thing and so my quest is to leave a little bit more to the imagination of the viewer. I felt that this painting was successful in that area. I did a thumbnail sketch which is something that is stressed in her book and DVD. It just helps to get a desirable Notan down before painting. I feel that I am learning a lot even if I walk backwards sometimes. (As in yesterday's painting)