Crossing - stage 1

This one will have a quite dynamic composition (based on The Rule of Thirds) but tempered by a soft and melancholy lighting. The lonely railroad crossing in New Mexico will be set against a dusk sky so a quiet kind of atmosphere is what I'm after which I hope will emphasise the loneliness of the location. This is the Plan anyway, final decisions will be made tomorrow over my breakfast coffee as usual.
During the Lockdown I have slightly changed my working method in that normally as soon as a painting is finished I rush on to the next one which is why there is a certain hit and miss element to my work. But during the Lockdown because there is more time available to work with I am deliberately holding myself back from immediately starting another painting and making myself wait to see if the idea still stands up the next day. Usually by giving it more time there seems to be a chance to re evaluate what I am thinking about and refine the idea or indeed dump it too when I realise it wasn't good enough!
This stage was "drawn" up with a small bristle brush using a mix of Burnt Sienna and Winsor Violet thinned with Liquin.
Oil on linen 30" x 20".