Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.234

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the towered Cape May house.  I will be using the photo seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on a small 5 by 5 inch canvas.

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

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

Looking at the original photo, I decided that the far left side, seen in shadow, was best handled without showing details such as the windows. In other words, it would be painted as thick, obscuring shadow. But that meant other shadows should be consistent. That included the shadow draping toward the double front doors. And then it occurred to me that this could be a much more dramatic image. Suddenly the painting took a turn that I had not envisioned.

I did indeed paint those heavy shadows described above. Also complete are the double doors, windows and the siding surfaces. All of these elements are handled in a manner that is consistent with the heavy shadows. The roof sections appear in the same gray as the windows and double doors. Finally, the street and sidewalk have been painted in grays with some blue highlights.

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.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.233-Plastic Surgery Edition

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the towered Cape May house. I will be using the photo seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on a small 5 by 5 inch canvas.

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

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

When last we were together I had noted that the perspective of the house was somewhat lacking. In fact, a review of the photo above will show that it was seriously drooping off to the left side. It was in serious need of...a facelift. And that is exactly what I have done.

Seen directly below are before and after photos of the painting. Note that the before is the same as the photo above. The after is the painting subsequent to time spent correcting the droop. All of this was necessary because I had lost sight of the big picture in favor of the details. Well, maybe not so big at 5 by 5 inches.

And for those focused purely on forward-looking progress rather retroactive repairs, and you know who you are, I have provided some further refinement directly below.

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.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.232

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the towered Cape May house. I will be using the photo seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on a small 5 by 5 inch canvas.

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

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

I wasn't able to spend the time that I would have liked on the painting this week. However, I was able to paint in 2 brief sessions. My efforts were concentrated on the first story of the building.

The various elements including the steps are now fairly clean. A few adjustments will still need to be made. Those large first story windows will change slightly to accomodate the panels that should appear along the vertical borders of each. More importantly, and this is something I noticed as I began to write this, the perspective is wrong. While the darkend side to the left is fine, the front of the house is just wrong. I will attempt to adjust this for next week. (Heavy sigh) And here I thought that things were starting to go well.

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.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.231

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the towered Cape May house. I will be using the photo seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on a small 5 by 5 inch canvas.

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

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

Sometimes, especially early in a piece, there is a moment where something akin to panic sets in for just the briefest moment. I looked at the painting and was not quite sure how to proceed. I had an idea where I wanted to go, but not a clear path of how to get there. I needed to refine the details but that involves so many separate issues. Various elements not only needed to be properly shaped, they needed to be appropriately sized and placed with respect to other elements. Maybe it was a bit of laziness. Finally, I just jumped in.

The 2nd and 3rd story windows are now sized and shaped as I'd like them to be. The gable end on the upper right has its facia boards and shadows below. Some slight resizing still needs to be done.

Below, I've begun the work on the first story. The facade is cleaner with most elements now in proportionate size. I've even begun the steps and foundation.

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.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.230

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the towered Cape May house. I will be using the photo seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on a small 5 by 5 inch canvas.

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

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

In beginning the process of turning a collection of lines into a finished painting, I've attempted to cover all of the bare canvas. The sky now has its first layer of paint. I've carried this same color over to the sidewalk and the body of the house. On the left side, a darker blue denotes the shaded portions. There will eventually be the details seen in the photo.

There is much work to come.

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.