Good Night, Moon

Good Night, Moon 12x12 Oil on RayMar panel

Early in November in 2012 the full moon was spectacular as it shone through the layered clouds in the night sky.
I couldn't resist this view from my backyard.

I'm not entirely happy with this painting and will revisit it at some point, so we'll call it a work in progress -- waiting for answers or solutions.   I've found lately that if I let a painting sit on my mantle where I can see it often, I begin to see areas in the painting that need some additional thought and paint application.  Sometimes it's an edge that is too hard, sometimes, I just haven't achieved the feeling or the spirit of the painting.  SOMETIMES an area will stick out and look odd... It looked perfectly fine while I was working on it, but suddenly a floating bear or something appears!   Once it's seen, it never goes away.

           Painting by Soren Emil Carlson   (above)  
        

This painting was inspired by a beautiful night with a full moon and great clouds.   We had been talking about such great artists as Soren Emil Carlson and George Carlson while in David Gallup's class, so I decided to attempt to capture this scene while channeling these two greats.

Painting by George Carlson (right)   

I was fairly happy with my sky and moon (although I'm sure those areas could use more work also) but the palms and foreground bushes really gave me trouble.  They are backlit by the moon.  --- That's a lot different than being backlit by the sun.   Anyway, I played with them for a while and this is what I've got so far.

I'll let you know if I figure out how to make this the painting I really want it to be. 

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