Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.494

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the painting of the Boeing C-97 in my extended detour from the Cape May 2nd Empire Victorian house. I will be using my usual acrylics on an 10 by 10 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. I will be using the photo seen directly below.

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.

You'll have to scrutinize the fueselage for this week's most significant changes. I've continued to add shading to the plane. Notice that it now carries above the beltline up to the front numbers. Note also the faded "US AIR FORCE" along the side. This aspect took considerable effort but was well worth it. The stripe along the side has been rivised in a similar fashion. Out front, the electronics bulge has been reshaped to be consistent with the photo. Above, the cockpit windows have been revised with the details seen through the broken one to the left. Linear details have been added around the windows. Other changes include revisions of both wings. Finally, I've added paint to the front landing gear but more detail is yet to come.

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

I'll have more progress to show you next week. See you then.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the painting of the Boeing C-97 in my extended detour from the Cape May 2nd Empire Victorian house. I will be using my usual acrylics on an 10 by 10 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. I will be using the photo seen directly below.

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.

I proceeded to paint the body of the plane. At the top, note that the windows have received some gray or black paint. I will refine these (including the shape) in future installments. Below, the fueselage has received gray paint. Most of this will lighten a bit except for areas near the very bottom. The wing has received similar treatment. The landing gear and piston propeller engine have received some dark paint. There is no doubt that this one is going to test all the techniques that I have learned over the years.

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

I'll have more progress to show you next week. See you then.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.492

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the painting of the Boeing C-97 in my extended detour from the Cape May 2nd Empire Victorian house. I will be using my usual acrylics on an 10 by 10 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. I will be using the photo seen directly below.

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.

I proceeded to paint in the various major elements. The sky is a pale blue, the ground a pale green. Gray body color and black(ish) details appear on the fueselage. Darker blue fills in the shadowed areas. I finally had the opportunity to add some paint to the windows that drove me to paint this piece. There is much more to come.

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

I'll have more progress to show you next week. See you then.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.491

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be starting a new painting in my continuing detour from the Cape May 2nd Empire Victorian house. I will be using my usual acrylics on an 10 by 10 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. I will be using the photo seen directly below. It depicts the military version of the plane that I finished last week. This one is called the Boeing Stratofreighter. I saw this photo and just wanted to paint those windows. Note that these same windows actually appeared on last weeks Stratocruiser but were not visible in the photo I was using.

I began with my now customary grid, laying the same lines on both the original photo and my canvas. Having done so, I then sketched in the plane on my canvas using the lines as visual reference points. I then painted the outline in blue paint.

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

I'll have more progress to show you next week. See you then.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.490

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the vintage Boeing Stratocruiser, my continuing detour from the Cape May 2nd Empire Victorian house. I will be using my usual acrylics on an 5 by 7 inch gallery-wrapped canvas.

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

I have continued to add the last few details to the stratocruiser. The undercarriage is now complete. The foreground and sky have also been completed. It is only the shadow and horizon that seems to separate the two. To the rear, the distant airplane has been painted with only minimal details. Finally, the foreground fence has been completed.

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.