Under the Tuscan Sunset

October 3, 2011

The Set Up — Wyatt gets ready to paint a Tuscan sunset at the villa

Setting the Olive Oil Jar — Getting ready quickly as the sun begins to set

Paper — the sun hits the horizon

The Painting Begins — the first strokes of watercolor

Painting In the Face of the Sun — a quick pencil sketch to plot shapes

Putting Paint to Paper — putting paint to paper

Shot Using Flash in the Foreground, Sunset in the Background

Finished Painting — Sunset at Villa Il Santo, Tuscany

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