Newest Painting

Edge of Night, this is the title of my latest painting. I have done mostly landscape pieces lately with little or no sky, so I decided to tackle a clear sunset again. Something else I haven't done a lot of lately is add a model into a scene she has not posed in. I had Robin here leaning against a tree in one photo, and had this other landscape photo so I put them together in a painting. When I do this it usually doesn't look very good, but I'm happy with this one. I wonder how many people will recognize the Squirrel bed in the painting. I mean to add in more animals at some point, but I haven't liked the way I have done most of them. There is nothing I can explain other than saying usually when animals are put into paintings, it looks forced, or fake. It's like there is no mood in the painting with the animal added, even if it's a good depiction. I don't only see that in my own work, but many others painters too. But there are some that do work, so I'll figure out how to do it one day. I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving, and don't forget to work out a little. I will too,