Friday, February 25, 2011

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 289

Hello again painting fans.







This week I'll be starting an entirely new painting. I will be using the photo seen directly below. I'm working on an 8x10 canvas in my usual acrylic paints.





The photo shows the Pink House, a well known Victorian structure in Cape May, New Jersey. I've usually avoided the well known houses (tourist oriented) but this particular photo appealed to me.



I began by setting down marks at the edge of the canvas that I'll use to orient the image and set the proper proportions of the various elements. They are still visible. I then did a rough outline, in pink of course. I've got to work on that perspective.



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 ways, 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, February 18, 2011

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 288

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 revised several areas of the painting. A nicel cloud now appears directly over the building with a second smaller one to the left. In the street below, the blue car has now had its highlights added. This was accomplished with some thin white paint applied direcly over the blue. Note that the white paint continues over the windshield, obscuring the interior a bit but not hiding it. The cars to the rear have also been highlighted. The partly seen car to the left of the blue one also received some love in the form of thin red paint. It now provides a good spot for the artist's initials, a good thing as this piece is now done. Finally, the remaining windows have been addd to the left side of the Mansard roof.


Artist's note: While I don't consider this to be one of my best, it does have a charm of its own. It's unfortunate that I was not able to capture that ivy. Let me know what you think.


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.

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 287

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 had some time to spend with this piece, and it needed it. Note that the photo below is rather poor. I just couldn't get a good one much as I tried. The colors of the blue up front and the building (at least the left side) are not true. That car is waaaay too bright. There is actually a series of shadows above the 2nd story windows (left side) that do not appear in the actual painting when viewed directly.


I've now reworked all the windows and darkened the left side of the building. In this instance, the scene in the painting is lit from the right. I've also fixed most of the perspecive problems. At the top of the building, the decorative ironwork is now seen. In the street the cars to the rear are now complete. The cars in the foreground still need highlights and reflections. Note the interior of the blue car. Finally, the curb of the unseen block to the right makes its first appearance.


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, February 04, 2011

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 286: 2 Steps Back Edition

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.


In the years since I've been doing this series, I've not been shy about showing sometimes questionable progress on my paintings. In fact, some of the earlier paintings were of a quality to which I'd rather not admit. The reason I bring this up is the back and forth changes for this week's installment. You'll see what I mean.


I started by finally attempting that ivy clinging to the brick of the central structure. Try as I might, I just couldn't get it right. After spending considerable time I had the mess seen directly below.



Needless to say I was disgusted. I was actually ready to abandon this piece but came back to it after some time and additional consideration. I decided that I would use my editorial eye and simply leave out the ivy. Of course, this would require redoing/restoring various elements of the structure eaten by the offending ivy. I did some of this work and added a shade of red to cover the ivy. Note also that the car in the foreground actually makes some progress forward as well as the iron detail above the Mansard roof.


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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