Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 285

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the Cold Spring, New York structure. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on an 8x8 inch gallery-wrapped (thick) canvas.

I'm 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.

There are lots of changes this week. I've added another layer of paint to the roof and walls of the central structure. The roof now appears in grays and the outer walls in a salmon shade. The grays will stay while the salmon will receive another layer for next week. The windows and doorways have recieved details in gray and white. I've got to add shadows to the arches, hopefully for next time. Note the dentil detail of the lower roof. Both the roadway and the building to the rear have also received some gray paint.

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 284

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the Cold Spring, New York structure. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on an 8x8 inch gallery-wrapped (thick) canvas.

I'm 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.

The changes this week are a bit startling. I've continued to refine the existing arched windows and have added the others to the front of the building. They are now far closer to how I'd like them to be but will still need a bit of work. Above, the roof has assumed a more accurate shape and received its first layer of paint. I've begun to refine the roof windows. Above that, the sky has received more paint. Below, the shop windows have been added but that rectangle at the corner of the building will be removed. In the street, the 3 cars to the side of the building make their first appearance. Finally, and perhaps most notably, the building has reveived a layer of bright red paint. This will serve as a layer upon which I will build several others.

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 283

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the Cold Spring, New York structure. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on an 8x8 inch gallery-wrapped (thick) canvas.

I'm 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 extended the building and adjusted the perspective a bit. Looking again, I think that the perspective could use a bit more adjustment. The original photo just has a bit more drama.

I've also added some base color. I will be building layers of color to achieve some depth. Note that the arched windows have been placed but will need some adjustment when I change the perspective. There is much to do. Finally, note the cars in the foreground.

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 282

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be starting an entirely new painting. We're moving from Cape May further north into the Hudson Valley. I've lived in the Hudson Valley since 1994 when madame boran and I were fortunate to have acquired an old 1930s cottage where we continue to reside.

I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on an 8x8 inch gallery-wrapped (thick) canvas.

I found this structure in Cold Spring. Cold Spring is a picturesque old Hudson River town and the setting for my next subject, seen in the photo directly below.

Notice that this Victorian era building is seen in the photo in the above-linked Wikipedia article.

I started by placing the outline of the major elements on the canvas. Seeing the canvas side by side in my photobucket page I realize that the lines are wrong. The building needs to stretch farther to the rear of the canvas and the perspective needs to be more extreme. Lots of work for me. And I'll have some of that done 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.