On 17 Sept, I visited Wanganui to participate in 'The Big Paint', a painting event conceived and organised by Felicity Priest as part of The Real Whanganui Festival. Francis Sim-Higgins and John Singleton were co-organisers. 100 artists came to Majestic Square, each to paint a designated section of a beautiful time-lapse photograph of the Sarjeant Gallery with Mt Ruapehu behind, taken by Leigh Mitchell-Anyon. At the end of...

I have completed the cliffs on the right and am starting the flax bush, bottom right.

I am just working on the cliffs on the right of the frame.

I have completed the clouds and made a start on the dark foreground. I have also significantly lightened the shining reflection on the lake and changed the grid in the right foreground.

Note that from now on I will post each new progress image of the painting in a new entry.

I will work on the clouds next.