Bacteria, 8" x 8" oil on panel

Went in and marbled things up:

And all this painting of bacteria has given me the Boogie Fever, so I've got to boogie down:

Gerrrrrrms update

Have darkened the gram-positive bacteria and developed their surrounding fluid a bit more:

Wee Gerrrrrrms! *

New, biology based painting!

Initial drawring

*Said in a Groundskeeper Willie brogue:

Refining, working up the background, and waiting for the creamier elements to dry a bit more:

Big Marbles continued

Close Encounters of the Blurred Kind

In addition to the challenges of transportation, I've soon (re)discovered others involved with working large. The first discovery was that using my easel is awkward (which, I kind of knew it would be), so I am working with the canvas hung on the wall, which is still awkward, but not as much as using the easel. The second is documenting. I can't quite get enough distance in my studio to take a picture that isn't fish-eyed, blurry, or skewed in some other way.

I have some ideas, so none of these are deal-breakers to working large again in the future, it's just interesting to be shaken out of my usual work habits.