Winter Sketch

Here's another oil sketch approximately 8x10 inches on canvasboard. Seems appropriate since we have had snow warnings this past week with no result. We live in a valley and when the temperature varies between 30's and 40's, incoming cold fronts don't have the strength to deliver snow. Instead, we get a lot of rain. I think the local meteorologists like to remain cautious to cover their bases. Still cold as gee-whizzes, though.

Sketching like this is helping me to get back on track. It doesn't take a lot of paint or time, usually an hour's worth of work. I want to do a couple more and then begin a large canvas and settle down to something I can spend time with.