Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.372

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.

Once again, there are lots of changes for this week's cycle. To the house itself, I've added details to the porch railing. This makes for a finished appearance. I've also added the lower portion seen under the curbside tree. I've finished the street and sidewalk. Note that these are done in warm colors, especially the sidewalk. Curbside grass now sprouts from the sidewalk. The many bushes out front have been defined. And all of the greenery seen in the painting now have highlights to the left and shadows toward the right. With these changes, the painting is finished.

This painting has been especially instructive for me. It was mostly free of stress and proceeded in what seemed like a natural manner. After applying underpainting of various shades, I added what would become the upper layer of paint. I did not obliterate the underlying layers and these show through in the photo. The upper layers received some refinement but I did not fuss with things as in the past. In fact, other than the group of bushes out front (which required some extra effort and paint) this was a pleasure to paint. The result is a pleasing and nicely unified piece. I've already started a new painting which uses the same technique. The current and final state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

I'll have a new painting to show you next week. See you then.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.371

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.

There are lots of changes for this week's cycle. Starting at the top, I've gone over the earlier "sky" with a fairly thin layer of blue and white paint, mixing as I went along. The sky now has the consistent but slightly mottled appearance that I wanted. Moving downward, the roof elements have been completed. They are painted in shades of blue with the highlighted portions facing toward the right. Below that, the siding now also shows the same arrangement, shadow to the left and highlights to the right. Note that the earlier layers of paint show through the white of the siding, the orange most prominent amongst them. The windows have been completed as well. They have a variety of shadows as seen in the photo. No two are exactly the same. Below that, the porch has been revised with shadowed area at the base. There is still a bit of work to do here but not much. Around the house, the various bushes and trees have received some dark paint. This will serve as the shadows for the green that is yet to come.

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.

From Our Recent Trip: Courthouse Butte, Sedona, AZ

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.370

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.

Before going into the details, let me say that the photo has darkened the painting considerably. However, the photo still clearly shows the progress of this past week. I've gone a considerable way toward the look of the final house. I've painted white over the orange all over the body of the house. The left-leaning portions are blue to indicated shadowed areas. (Yes, the left should always be blue. ;-) ) I've done a similar arrangement on the roof but the lit portions will change to reflect the color of the original photo. Below, the covered area of the porch is blue, also to indicate shadow.

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.369

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 concentrated on the house itself for the most part. I began by outlining the windows and various transitions in blue, also adding some to the roof. Then I painted the siding in orange, bringing it down to the porch level. At that point, the underpainting was finally done. I started to paint some white over the orange in the central turret to see how things will look. It will be interesting to see how things appear when there are a couple of layers on the orange. But that is a subject best left for 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.