Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 260

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the painting of the Cape May transitional-style house . I'm using the photo seen directly below.

I will be using my usual acrylics on a 12 x 12 inch gallery-style (thick) 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 have continued to refine the shape of the roof, especially the front-facing gable. The peak is now lower like that seen in the original. I have also added the first layer of color. The red paint acts both as a tool for refinement (narrowing those porch openings) and as a base for the paint layers yet to come.

I've also added the first layer of sky. Below, the lines defining the curb have been added and a layer of base color for the street. I may have to pull the curb out a bit. I still need to address the issue of perspective. It's not bad but there isn't the dramatic lines of the photo. It will be something to aim for in future installments.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo 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 Volume 259

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be starting an entirely new painting. I'm using the photo seen directly below.

I will be using my usual acrylics on a large (for me) 12 x 12 inch gallery-style (thick) canvas.

There is a story that goes along with this piece. This is a transitional Victorian/shingle style in Cape May, New Jersey. I've had my eye on this house for years. It is only a block or so from the place where we usually stay. When the time came to get some photos a couple of months ago, I stood across the street and clicked away. An individual called to me. Actually it was two individuals, and they seemed genuinely concerned. I explained what I was doing and would show them the result upon my return in October. (I was shocked, shocked, that they weren't regular readers of SPP!) They joked that the could rearrange the porch furniture for a better photo.

I began with a sketch in blue of the house, careful to place it on the canvas. Looking at it now, I can see that the perspective needs some fixing. I'll start that for next week's installment. Hopefully, I haven't taken on too much here.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo 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.258

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the Arizona saguaro painting. The photo that I will be using is seen directly below.

I will be using my usual acrylics on a 5 by 5 inch gallery-style canvas.(This is a thicker canvas similar to the one used in the Cape May 2nd Empire house painted just prior to this piece.)

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've continued to work on the lower area of the canvas. I've added brush (as opposed to one individuals fetish with clearing it) and grassy details with their respective shadows. I've also revised the cacti. They now appear heavily shadowed with just one highlighted edge to the left.

The painting is now done. Note that only 3 colors have been used, blue, yellow and white. Perfect for a color blind painter.

The current and final state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have a new painting 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.257

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the Arizona saguaro painting. The photo that I will be using is seen directly below.

I will be using my usual acrylics on a 5 by 5 inch gallery-style canvas.(This is a thicker canvas similar to the one used in the Cape May 2nd Empire house painted just prior to this piece.)

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've moved down to the middle and lower areas of the scene. The hills in the middle distance now appear in a layered green-over-blue with highlights at the peaks. I simply added a loosely painted watery green over the blue. The highlights had more yellow in the mix.

Below, I've begun to paint the cacti, carefully placing/sizing them to suggest distance. These too started as blue with highlights added to the left side of each. I've already outlined the foreground in anticipation of the coming changes. (Yes, it does look like the cacti are standing in a pond!)

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo 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.256

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the Arizona saguaro painting. The photo that I will be using is seen directly below.

I will be using my usual acrylics on a 5 by 5 inch gallery-style canvas.(This is a thicker canvas similar to the one used in the Cape May 2nd Empire house painted just prior to this piece.)

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've actually addressed all 3 sections of the painting in some way. At the rear, the sky has received an additional layer of white and blue paint bringing it one step closer to completion. The far mountains are now a solid mass with green highlights against blue shadows. I may have to lighten things here just a bit before this is done but for now my attention will be directed to other parts of the piece. Finally, the mid and foreground have no been painted in a olid blue. It is ready to receive various details.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo irectly below. (Excuse my blurry photography.)

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.