Cotton Fields Back Home

16x20 "Cotton Fields Back Home" 

Today's painting was inspired by my brother-in-law's cotton field in Alabama. I have wanted to paint this piece a long time.

The original photo was taken at sunset but I love sunshine so much I decided to make it earlier in the day.  My challenge with this piece was to keep from having a bunch of polk-a-dots as the cotton.  I used a more abstract contemporary style and liked how it turned out.

I am trying new things so I will grow as an artist and learning how to convey landscapes has been a challenge for me.  I believe I will try again to paint another field.  Maybe a hay field...I just know I have a lot to learn when it comes to making believable landscapes.