Mill House

This painting was an interesting challenge. I can tell you from first-hand experience that it is possible to paint with oils in the rain. The oils get stiff and difficult to move on the canvas, which is slick with water, but it is possible. The family of ducks on the right bank were in their element. This old mill, in a park in Milford, Mich., has been restored. I want to go back and paint it in summer, autumn and winter from the same small bridge straddling the river.