Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.359

Hello again painting fans.

For this week's cycle I'll be continuing with the Cape May shingle style Victorian house. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on an 8x8 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. The photo that I'm using is seen in the photo 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.

Unfortunately, I did not get as much done as I would have liked. However, I did manage to get a much better photo than that of last week. My efforts for this week's installment involved 2 areas of the upper structure. First, the flattened roof gable has been restored. It now mirrors that of the gable in the photo. It is one of the things that gives this house so much character. The windows within have been marked out for later refinement. They may need to be enlarged as well.

Secondly, the pointed arch below has been further refined. It now appears with the separations seen in the photo. (or at least the start of separations) I will continute to add more detail. I'm especially looking forward to the horizontal trim on each side.

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.358

Hello again painting fans.

For this week's cycle I'll be continuing with the Cape May shingle style Victorian house. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on an 8x8 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. The photo that I'm using is seen in the photo 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 anticipation of painting the lit/shaded areas, I've darkened the front-facing portions of the building. These now appear in dark brown. Looking more carefully at the roof, I will need to lighten it for the correct appearance. Most of it is lit in the photo.

I've also begun to refine things in preparation for the fine details. These include the porch and the arched open area above the main entrance. I've even added some grass. Looking at things again, I see that I've lost the angle on the upper front roof. There is still lots to do.

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 7th Anniversary (Vol.357)

Hello again painting fans.

Well, it's almost anniversary 7, which will actually take place on June 18th. But since this is a Saturday post, today is close enough. When I started this series (dkos version), it had the snappy name of Saturday Morning Acrylic Painting Blogging. Fortunately, I streamlined it to the present SPP in the intervening time. That first post included an analysis of one of my earlier paintings and suggested painting supplies. Fascinating stuff to be sure. That is, it was fascinating if you find dissection of visual elements to be stuff of great interest. Okay, it took some time to get going in the right direction. Subsequently, I made the decision to do a slow motion live-blogging of paintings in progress. Each installment would bring more progress until completion of the painting some weeks later. However, the first painting was so bad that I refuse to repost the photos. (They are still with that diary for those feeling an unrelenting urge to search.) Thankfully, with (much) more time spent painting and the support of my fellow bloggers, I improved. Below is a photo from about a week ago. It shows my recent Sedona Traffic hanging at a juried show at KAA. I thank you for that in part. Without the input of the folks reading/commenting here, it would have been more difficult to move forward. But move forward I did, and the celebration is today. Long live SPP. And now on to the progress on the current painting. For this week's cycle I'll be continuing with the Cape May shingle style Victorian house. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on an 8x8 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. The photo that I'm using is seen in the photo 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.

This week, it's all about clarification. For that purpose, I've used only one paint color, white. I've spent some time delineating the various elements of the house. Staring at the top, I've opened the gable ends. They now appear roughly the appropriate size and shape. I've done the same for the soffit area. Below, windows and the openings to the front now are also correctly sized/shaped. At the bottom, I've separated the roadway and sidewalk areas.

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.356

Hello again painting fans.

For this week's cycle I'll be continuing with the Cape May shingle style Victorian house. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on an 8x8 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. The photo that I'm using is seen in the photo 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 continued with the bright orange paint. It now covers most of the outer walls. I will use it to build up a rich color for the shingles in several layers. The first of these layers is seen where I have added some brown over the orange. These now brown portions will be shaded areas. The wall areas that remain orange will be lit and lighter in color.

I've also added some green to the base. The street will come eventually.

The current 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.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.355

Hello again painting fans.

For this week's cycle I will be starting an entirely new painting. I'm going back to Victorian Cape May in New Jersey. I'll be painting the late Victorian home seen in the photo directly below. I've had my eye on this one for a long time. The house to the right, only partially seen, was the subject of an earlier SPP cycle. This house is similar but with totally different details. They were obviously built as a pair apparently toward the end of the nineteenth century. Whle the one to the right has original details, this one may have had some updates. I'll have to look more closely next time I'm in Cape May. I started with an outline of the home on an 8x8 inch canvas. I'm using my usual acrylic paints. I chose the bright orange seen in the prior cactus painting. It will work well in the home's shingles. I painted in the sky just to see the contrast of colors. Then I painted a bit of the lawn. I'm pleased so far though the house looks a bit squished at this point. The current 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.