Finding the Ordinary

Driving to town today, I passed this little scene with a couple of mailboxes.  I have been looking for a
way to incorporate some Queen Anne's Lace into a painting, and so I was focused on finding a setting for them. 

Two subjects:  Mailboxes and Queen Anne's lace.  The supports and the background became a way to highlight the focal point and the subjects.  I needed to use values to make the subjects to stand out.

Finally, I did the value/composition sketch.  I can't say it often enough;  do a preliminary sketch so that the hard work is done ahead of the painting process.  You'll have enough to do while painting without having to decide on placement of shapes and values.