This is the FINAL painting. Trees R HARD! Doing landscape right is HARD! You have to keep track of depth, form, where the light is falling, perspective, value and color - for each layer of recession. That's a bit easier to do in still life and when painting animals. And I can tell more painting on location is needed. I got this photo at dusk, but the sky was very bright and of course totally washed out in the photo. I'll keep plugging away until I get the hang of it because I'm hooked. I love visiting other blogs and seeing how much they've progressed over time. It gives me hope.