Michael Harding Oil Paint

My new paints!!!

I'm pretty excited to give these a go.  I've been using Winsor and Newton's Winton line for years.  I'm curious if these Michael Harding oils, which are supposed to be of much superior quality, live up to their reputation.  

Yellow Tulips

Oil painting, Yellow Tulips 9x12 on 1/4" panel.

I've painted these tulips before, they grew in a flower bed beside our 150 year old house.  The bed was changed a couple years ago, but some of these still grow in random spots where the squirrels buried the bulbs for winter :)

Stacked Doughnuts

Oil Painting, Doughnuts 8x10 on 1/4" panel

 I'm not really sure if this is finished.  Sometimes I get to a stage with a painting, where I like the looser handling and I can't decide whether I should rework the details or not....  Sometimes you do that and end up with an over-worked feel, losing the freshness that you originally liked.  

Field painting

Oil Painting, Hay Bales, 1/4" panel

So, after 2.5 years without a post, I've actually managed to pick up a brush again.  Here are some hay bales, and hopefully I will be able to continue painting and posting!