Painting the Forest Be"for"e the Trees

I have been very busy painting to get Tranquil Summer Reflection completed. The forest covered mountain backdrop is completed and I just need to finish the foreground and the tree trunks. I was hoping to have it completed before fall began, and judging by our extremely hot fall weather, it “feels” like I will. I expect to have it finished in a couple weeks. Then the next process begins of photographing, adjusting, printing, mounting and finally framing.