Painting "Solar Powered"

Getting started was the hardest part.  After spending several hundred hours quilting this piece that looked pretty good without the color, I was a little anxious.  But as with many things, that first brush stroke was the most difficult.  Once that was done, I was able to relax and concentrate on building and blending my layers of color.When I have a little extra time, I'll update this project on my website with all the step by step details.  For now though, I'll give you a brief look at the beginning of the task.

The first 3 layers of color to the sun



and the rays



and after the 4th layer...just a touch of gold





I have now finished the sun and moved on to the next section. I'll post another update in a couple days.