What a fabulous day in the sun. Actually, a bit too in the sun because to do todays painting meant sitting in the middle of a ploughed field with no shade for six hours.

Location shot. 3pm

Full size compositional drawing with notes. 9.30 am

Every painting has to start with design and decision making. I can't start a painting with a vague notion about what I am doing. I'm posting this photo of my design drawing for my students I suppose. I want them to see that its an important part of my process. The drawing is full size, 30" x 10" between the creases in the cardboard.

Finished painting drying on the easel. 3.45

I stopped painting quite a lot to chat with people who had stumbled out across the soft furrowed soil to see me. Its a big part of the week, and its always a pleasure to talk with people who are truly interested in painting. I'm not much of a multi tasker though, so I tend to just stop work.

Detail of the barn on the left 7.30pm

Which is why I didn't get quite as much time for this one as I had hoped before it was time to drive home. I shall push up the shadow play and push some values here and there tonight, but I got a lot of the information down on site.

Up in the morning to drive down to Sturgeon Bay to paint boats and then back up to Sister Bay for a sunset painting.