Saturday Painting Paloooza Vol.368

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the three turreted Victorian house in Cape May, New Jersey. I will be using my usual acrylic paints on a conventional 8x8 inch canvas. The photo that I'm using is 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 been away on vacation out west (NM and AZ) and didn't make as much progress as I would have liked. However the changes are fairly dramatic. I've added some paint to the roof and plantings out front. These are only first layers and there will be several more to come. On the house itself, I've roughed in the windows. Final placement will vary slightly as things move along. I will have more to show you next week.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

I'll have more progress for you next week. See you then. Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.367

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the three turreted Victorian house in Cape May, New Jersey. I will be using my usual acrylic paints on a conventional 8x8 inch canvas. The photo that I'm using is 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 continued to differentiate the various sections of the painting. Unfortunately, I didn't get as far as I would have liked. (But I did manage a better photograph this week!) I added some blue for the first layer of the sky. It made a striking change and pushed the house forward. I've also attempted to redirect the angle of the side street. The prior angle just seemed wrong. It works a bit better but that tree has to get its base out of the street. To the left, the tree to that side makes its first appearance. I've also added paint to the street itself as well as some blue to better define a number of elements.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below. I'll have more progress for you next week. See you then. Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.366

Hello again painting fans.

:::Sigh::: I had intended to show further progress of the Kent, Connecticut street scene (w/Lotus) but I just can't. Oh I could show you something but it would be sad. I tried to paint the reflections on the Lotus but they did not turn out well. And then I tried about 8 more times. Literally, about 8 times. 8 times repainting the entire body of the car. The paint began to get a bit too thick. And after all that, the reflections looked instead like some rascal had spraypainted the upper surfaces of the car, not the look that I was going for. I wasn't at all happy and started an entirely new painting for this week's cycle. The photo that I am using is seen in the photo directly below. Yes, yes, it is a Victorian house in Cape May, New Jersey. (What else?) But what a house. I call it the house of the three turrets, found on Howard Street if you are in the neighborhood. I will be painting this piece on a conventional 8x8 inch canvas using my usual acrylic paints. I started with an outline of the scene in green. Long time readers will know that I usually start in blue so this is something of a departure. The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below. I'll have more progress for you next week. See you then. Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.365

Hello again painting fans.

For this week's cycle I'll be starting an entirely new painting. And there is a story here, and a second story after that one. I was in Kent, Connecticut last weekend picking up my rejected Cape May House painting from the Kent Art Association. That is, it was rejected from placement in the current show, The President's Show, the premiere event of the season. I wanted to get it and have a little closure for the season. I feel that it is one of the best of my recent pieces and was not at all happy with its fate.

This was also the day of Kent's annual street fair. We walked along the main street through town. On our way back toward the car, we came upon this object of desire.

It is a Lotus Exige, a car that makes Ferraris seem common. After the disappointment of the the painting, this was a nice surprise, especially to someone who loves automobiles. I took this photo with my cell phone and made it my main screen. Subsequently, I decided to paint this scene, roadway and all.

That's when the trouble (and story number 2) began. I started this piece on an 8x8 inch gallery wrapped canvas. I painted for several hours. Ultimately, I was unhappy with the painting and started another one. It was from a photo of one of my old cars. I began on a 10x10 inch gallery wrapped canvas. (I was now into a car groove and couldn't shake it.) I was unhappy with this piece as well. I decided that I would overpaint the 2nd painting and start the Lotus once again. The result is below.

I am satisfied so far. This is only a start and there will be much more progress to come in the next few weeks. 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.364

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.

There a lots of changes this week. On the lawn, bushes have sprouted around the foundation. Note that there is one in shade immediately to the left of the front steps. I have attempted to add highlights and shadow to the bushes consistent with the rest of the painting. Note that the edge of the lawn also has its own shadow and the front edge. It also has its own texture now. To the far right, the house next door has faint details. It looks a bit like a checkerboard but works fairly well. To the extreme right rear, the structure in the distance has some definition but not too much. And with that the painting is done.

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.