Friday, October 29, 2010

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 272

Hello again painting fans.






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



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.


As you can see, I've decided to go with blue shadows. The highlighted areas will be grays and whites. Accordingly, I've added blue shadows to all the left-facing surfaces except for the house next door. I've also added details to the porch and front steps. There is much, much more to do. I'll finally start adding some opaque color for next week.


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.

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Friday, October 22, 2010

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 271

Hello again painting fans.






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



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 now applied paint to each of the major elements of the painting. I now have a dilemma. In the past, I've often painted shadows in shades of blue, as seen here on the left side of the structure. However, in one of my older paintings, I used various shades of gray with white for the highlights. The shadows were the deepest of the grays. Such an approach would be more consistent with the photo but I do like the blue shadows seen here. I'll have to think about this for a bit. You'll be able to see the result next week. In the meantime, 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.

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 270

Hello again painting fans.






This week I will be starting a new painting. I'll be returning to Cape May for the structure seen in the photo directly below.



This is a house built in the twilight of the Victorian era in the first few years of the twentieth century. I've had my eye on this one for a while. I took this photo about a week ago while in Cape May for Columbus Day weekend. Most people were walking the beach while I was stalking my next subject for SPP. Go figure.


I will be using my usual acrylics on an 8 x 8 inch gallery-style (thick) canvas. I'm much more commfortable with this smaller size. The last one (12 x 12) was large for this series.


I've started with a sketch of the house in blue. It's not placed exactly as I would like it but the thing just started painting itself. Anyway, I'll make adjustments as needed.


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.

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Friday, October 08, 2010

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 269

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've now addressed the long-standing problem with those upper right widnows. I've reshaded the lower portions. I'm now satisfied but it took me a while to figure out exactly what it was that was bothering me. I'm glad to have soleved it.


I've now completed the foreground. The lawn and shadows now drape down to the street just as they do in the original photo. The painting is now done. It feels like I've been doing this one for tool long but it feels good to be finished.


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 an entirely new piece 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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Friday, October 01, 2010

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 268

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.


There are many changes this week. The major ones are in the foreground. First of all, the steps are now done. Note that only the upward facing portions of the handrails appear highlighted. (white) The remainder of the trim is shadowed in blue. The shingled right side of the steps is highighted like other rightward-facing portions of the structure. Below the steps the lawn has been painted with a shadowed portion. I will still make some minor changes before I am done. The decorative shrubs appear both highlighted and shadowed. Below that the sidewalk and street have been started. I need to do more work here but you can get an idea where things are going.


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.

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