I have already given the team of horses much attention, painting over the initial acrylic underpainting with alkyd paints. The sleigh has started to take shape as well. I continue to overpaint the Victorian mansion with alkyd paints, giving it a warm glow in contrast to the cool blue moonlight sky. There is much intricate detail in this grand building and much care must be taken to do it justice. The snow is embellished with both warm and cool colors to reflect the night sky and the warm building lights. Other details begin to fall into place, and the picture is beginning to take on the feeling of depth and atmosphere that I want to achieve. The horses and sleigh seem to be trotting briskly along the roadway, leaving the building behind as they come forward toward the viewer. The shadows beneath the horses and sleigh testify to the brightness of the moonlight and anchor these figures to the surface that they are moving over.
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