Morning on the Preserve

This was done in one setting of about an hour and a half. I painted very rapidly to see what solution I could come up with while staying with the visual sensation. It was an exercise in improvisation, in that I was trusting my first impulse with each stroke. I improvise on the piano quite a lot and love discovering what happens musically. That process on piano inspired me to try the experiment. I found the same thrill in the letting go of second thought and trusting the process. On piano, each note leads to the next without a rational decision, more a received impulse. It was the same with this painting, each stroke inspired the next.