Don't Anybody Panic !

Using the main trunks of foreground trees, I have broken each of the paintings into three negative spaces taking care that no space weighs the same as any other in the same painting. This simple step sets up visual interest and I wanted to show them to you before they became more cluttered and complicated.

I still will establish a limited amount of actual foreground, dry land for my tree trunks to live on. Speaking of trees, the area around Conro and Huntsville is most known for its Pines but also hosts Sweetgums, Maples, Elms, Sassafrasses, and Dogwoods. It is always wise when painting trees to paint an actual species, in this case I believe I will strive for the gnarled look of Elm. I have seen lush Elm trees in other States but Texas Elms in the wild almost always seem to be comparatively struggling.

Also, after this image, I will go back to only showing the one painting as an example. As before, I will still be painting the other three in steps just as the first.

And to your right, I have painted many smaller supporting branches.