Posted on September 19, 2013September 7, 2013 by paintandsimple · 2 Comments Bluebonnets – Overcast Afternoon This is an oil painting from a study in pastel. I painted a cadmium red ground, and didn’t wait for the underpainting to dry so it greyed the blues. It wasn’t intentional, just me being impatient, but I love the overcast look it gave my painting.