Detail of a birch tree
Today’s painting. Detail of a birch tree. Another incredibly windy day in Lethbridge. Not going to miss the wind here
Barn
Today I locked the keys in the car in the middle of nowhere. With my phone in the car. On the plus side, I was smart enough to have Chopin on repeat so I was able to have music while I painted and waited for a tow truck to arrive. Thankfully, I was only about ten minutes from a reserve and someone was kind enough to call a tow truck for me. And my paints were in the car. Probably a good thing. Ran out of white and I think it’s more colourful. All things for a reason I guess
The Tower
The Tower detail. 8×6. Oil on canvas board. 03.24.15
This was painted yesterday in downtown Lethbridge. Everything is a learning experience, including painting buildings. Real talk. I’m not in love with most of these paintings. But I can find one or two things I like about them. Like learning how pockets of light are created through the tree branches, and how to capture that. These little things keep me going. The long of it is that I’m committed to painting every day and posting them here. I figure that if 8 out of 10 paintings suck right now, then in 1 year or maybe 2, 8 out 10 paintings might be worth while. That’s my goal. Enjoy the ride
Bull Trail Park North
Bull Trail Park North Detail. Oil on Panel. 9×6. 03.18.15.
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Nicholas Sheran Park
Nicholas Sheran Detail. Oil on Panel. 9×6. 03.19.15. www.markjameslucas.tumblr.com for more paintings
Lethbridge Backroad
It’s strange where I find a place of inspiration. This was today on range road 212. Lethbridge county is…different. The weather changes drastically in minutes. It was so windy at this point of the day that I painted from the comforts and safety of the car. Also, every vehicle that drove by asked “what’s up?” As if to say, do you need help, or you look creepy just parked on the side of the road. Like they don’t see people painting their road all the time. Come on.
Sheran Clouds
Sometimes you only have 20 mins before the rain tells you to eff off. In other news, it’s not snowing. 10 minutes ago there were some pretty nice clouds and nice purple/greys. Gotta be quicker
