Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.637

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be starting a new painting. I will be using a photo from one of my trips to Red Canyon in Utah. This is a poor photo of a photo that doesn't quite show the true color of the place. I believe that Red Canyon has the best color in the southwest, and I have been all over the southwest. The photo that I'm using is seen directly below. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 5x7 inch canvas.

I started with a pencil grid on both a print of the photo and the canvas. In this way I was able to transfer the elements to the canvas in an accurate pencil sketch. I've already applied some paint to the sky. I'm using a top down approach as in the last painting.

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.636

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the El Morro National Monument painting. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 6x6 inch 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.

The big change is the mid and foreground, which are now seen in colors similar to the butte above. Note that the blue juniper shadows appear just a bit brighter than in the actual painting. With the addition of my initials it is now done.

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

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

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.635

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the El Morro National Monument painting. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 6x6 inch 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.

The big change here is the junipers. I've now painted a layer of blue shadow overlaid with green lit foliage. It has a nice texture to my eye. Note the shadow cast by the small bush out front. The cloud also has been revised a bit. Next week it's the foreground.

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.634

Hello again painting fans.

This week I will be continuing with the El Morro National Monument painting. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 6x6 inch 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 revised the various lit and shadowed surfaces of the butte. I've tried to avoid my usual blue-as-shadow and paint things as they appear in the photo. I've also revised the cloud. It is now less airy, more white than blue. Finally, I've added a layer of dark paint on the junipers. This is in preparation for the lighter green details to follow. You'll see what I mean.

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.