Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.212

Hello again painting fans.

This week we'll be continuing with our 2 new paintings.

The photos that I will be using are seen directly below.  The first photo shows the Monument Rocks in Kansas.  Seen below that photo is one depicting a decrepit 1950 Hudson.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on 8x10 canvases.

For this week's installment, I've continued with the old Hudson.

When last seen the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I've continued to work on the painting.

This week's installment is beimg posted remotely and I have only limited changes to show. The shadowed car butt to the extreme left foreground now appears in appropriate car colors. The former green hulk now appears in various grays, as it does in the source photo.

For next week's installment I'll finally be moving on to the background.

The current state of the painting is seen directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

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Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.211

Hello again painting fans.

This week we'll be continuing with our 2 new paintings.

The photos that I will be using are seen directly below.  The first photo shows the Monument Rocks in Kansas.  Seen below that photo is one depicting a decrepit 1950 Hudson.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on 8x10 canvases.

For this week's installment, I've continued with the old Hudson.

When last seen the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I've continued to work on the painting.

This week's installment includes both good and bad elements. (Or at least good and bad as I see it.) I've painted the pavement, adding a somewhat translucent layer of gray with some blue. The underlying brown/ochre color still peeks through, adding both warmth and color consistency with the rust of the car. I think that it works fairly well.

The bad comes in the form of unintended green color on the bit of car body seen in the extreme left foreground. Being partly color blind does have its drawbacks. I suspected that the ochre color had changed and this was confirmed to me by madame boran. It will be repainted for the next installment.

The current state of the painting is seen directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

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Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.210 NN09 Edition

This week we'll be continuing with our 2 new paintings.

The photos that I will be using are seen directly below.  The first photo shows the Monument Rocks in Kansas.  Seen below that photo is one depicting a decrepit 1950 Hudson.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on 8x10 canvases.

For this week's installment, I've continued with the old Hudson.

When last seen the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I've continued to work on the painting.

I ran into a problem this past week having inadvertently added a shade of green to the front door of the car. Not able to get things to match, I painted over much of the Hudson, particularly the shadowed portions. The result is less sublety and a more exaggerated image. Exaggeration is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes it is necessary, like the exaggerated makeup worn by theater actors for purposes of being seen by the entire audience. Here it serves to clearly delineate shaded and lit areas. I'll let the viewer decide.

I've also added to the foreground, now a bit deeper in color. Finally, the cars to the far rear have been sketched with blue paint. Much more work is still required.

The current state of the painting is seen directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

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Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.209

Hello again painting fans.

This week we'll be continuing with our 2 new paintings.

The photos that I will be using are seen directly below. The first photo shows the Monument Rocks in Kansas. Seen below that photo is one depicting a decrepit 1950 Hudson.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on 8x10 canvases.

For this week's installment, I've continued with the old Hudson.

When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I've continued to work on the painting.

I've continued my work on the surface of the old Hudson. My effort have been concentrated in 2 main areas. I've added the various highlights to the upper body surfaces. The horizontal crease along the body side appears for the first time. My favorite additions are the shadows cast by the door handles.

Beneath the car I've begun to work on the shadow. Adding some gray paint has provided for some detail and a bit of texture. I will continue with this for next week's installment.

The current state of the painting is seen directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.