Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.302

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the Ferrari F430. I will be using the photo seen directly below.

I'm using my usual acrylic paints on a 5x7 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.

Armed with only tubes of black and white (and derivatives thereof), I started to fill in the outline of the car. First came the thin black paint covering the body panels. More thin paint, in gray, was applied to the windows. Next came the tires. Note the diffuser, in grays and black, at the lower rear of the car. All of these are in only the preliminary phase but you can see how things are coming together even at this early stage.

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.

DSL is back!

After a month of dialup, our new DSL modem (over a different provider) is now functioning! Living with 2002 technology was fun for about an hour or so. A month is more than one should be asked to endure. Long live our new modem!

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.301

Hello again painting fans.

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

No doubt that regular readers will be a bit surprised by my subject matter. I've actually been carrying around this photo of a Ferrari F430 for some time. I like this shot both as a fan of fine cars and as a painter. It presents the vehicle in an interesting way and provides challenging forms and reflections. I'm looking forward to painting the blue highlights onto the black body color. And I needed to get away from all those Cape May houses for just a bit. (But not for good, of course!)

This one will be painted on a smallish 5x7 canvas using my usual acrylic paints

I began by painting a rough outline of the Ferrari in blue. Once again, placement on the canvas is crucial. This is actually my second attempt, the first one having been done on an inadequate square canvas.

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.300 Blogiversary

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the Pink House in Cape May, New Jersey. I will be using the photo seen directly below. I'm working on an 8x10 canvas in my usual acrylic paints.

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

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

Unfortunately, we are still without our DSL this week, and it will continue this way for a few days yet. Dialup truly sucks. Perhaps we'll have DSL later on this week. Sigh.

Now as to the painting. I've made many changes. At the lower portion of the canvas, I've finished the steps and railings. In front, the bushes are now complete with higlights and shadows. On the upper right, the trim is now complete. I've also gone over the sky once again. The painting is now complete.

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 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.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.299

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the Pink House in Cape May, New Jersey. I will be using the photo seen directly below. I'm working on an 8x10 canvas in my usual acrylic paints.

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

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

Unfortunately, we lost our DSL this week, and it is still out as of this time. Hopefully I will be present in this thread via dialup. Our Netzero DSL is now supported by an office in the Phillipines. I have made many (free) overseas calls, all to no avail. With all the stress and time wasted, I devoted little time to the painting but did manage a few additions. I'll set them out below.

Note the crosshatched arches on the lower right. I've changed them yet again. After a close examination, I realized that they were handled incorrectly. I've now repainted them by using white lattice over a blue background. Previously, they had been painted in the opposite fashion. I'm now satisfied. I've also restarted work on the bushes. They now appear in a bright green, a shade which will undergo some change in the coming 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.