Friday, October 30, 2015

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.533

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be starting a new painting of the Grand Canyon. I am using the photo seen directly below. This is a portion of one that I took there this past summer. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on and 10x10 inch canvas.

I've tried this before with not very good results. Hopefully this one will turn out better. Anyway, I started with a grid drawn on both a copy of the original photo and the canvas. In this way, I was able to roughly transfer the location of elements to the canvas with some accuracy. I then sketched in the scene using the grid lines as location points. I added some paint in the shadows and to the sky. It's a start.

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

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

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

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Friday, October 23, 2015

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.532

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the painting of El Morro National Monument. I am using the photo seen directly below. (A borrowed photo.) I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on and 8x8 inch 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.

I've continued to refine the painting. Note that the yellow is now a bit more subdued. I've also darkened the blue shadowed portion of the junipers. This brings them forward a bit against the lighter blue of the butte. Out in the extreme front left, a new juniper has sprouted adding yet another layer. The painting is now 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.

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Friday, October 16, 2015

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.531

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the painting of El Morro National Monument. I am using the photo seen directly below. (A borrowed photo.) I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on and 8x8 inch 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.

For this week's installment I've gone over every element of the painting. The highlighted areas of the butte are now a bit darker. The shadowed portion is a more consistent blue with only hints of the dark crevices. Out front there are big changes. The junipers now exist as separate units, each with a long shadow. Note that the shadows follow the slope of the ground. Each has lit areas to the left in green and blue shadow to the right. I'll have this done for next week.

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

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

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

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Friday, October 09, 2015

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.530

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the painting of El Morro National Monument. I am using the photo seen directly below. (A borrowed photo.) I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on and 8x8 inch 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.

For this week's installment I've done a bit of refinement. The blue of the butte is now darker with a few additional details. It will receive additional layers of paint eventually. The contrast with the yellow, which has been overpainted, is striking. Below, I've added to the green area and the white of the canvas is now mostly obliterated. I've added to the blue shadowed portions of the shrubbery and begun the separation of what will be a long shadow. There will be big changes for next week. Stay tuned.

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

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

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

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Friday, October 02, 2015

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.529

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the painting of El Morro National Monument. I am using the photo seen directly below. (A borrowed photo.) I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on and 8x8 inch 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.

For this week's installment I've painted over most of the surface of the canvas. The various elements now have mostly solid layers of paint. Each fills its respective space on the canvas. You can now get a sense where I am taking this piece. I still need to do lots of work in the foreground but things are going well so far.

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

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

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

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