Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.354

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the southern Arizona scene. The photo that I am using is seen directly below. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on an 8x8 inch gallery wrap 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.

There are lots of changes for this week's cycle. I've made a number of additions to the background. To the far rear, the hills now have shadows and some texture. The result is more depth and dimension. In the foreground, texture and shading have been added. The bright orange I used produced good results. In between background and foreground now lives an area of rather bright green plants. I'm calling them junipers. In fact, most of the colors seen in the painting are brighter than the original photo. I like them here but would not find them appropriate in my Cape May pieces.

With these changes, the painting is complete. This one is going to the next show at the Kent Art Association. Drop by if you're in the neighborhood. One last thing, the photo has washed out the blues of the sky, and made the clouds difficult to see.

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 an entirely new piece 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.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.167

Welcome back.

This week we'll be continuing with the Sonoran desert scene. I'm doing this on an 8x10 canvas in my usual acrylic paints.  The photo that I'm using is seen in the photo directly below.

When last seen, the photo appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting

Fianlly, I've branched out beyond the cactus. I've painted the shadow cast by the cactus as well as a shadow from an unseen plant to the right. With these simple changes the cactus now appears as an integral part of the landscape. It sits in the scene rather than on it.

I've also painted in the start of the hills to the left and rear. The cactus now appears to push forward. Note that the current blue provides a shadowed base for the greens that will be painted over it.

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

That's about it for now. I'll see you next week with more progress. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.165

Welcome back.

This week we'll be continuing with the Sonoran desert scene. I'm doing this on an 8x10 canvas in my usual acrylic paints. The photo that I'm using is seen in the photo directly below.

When last seen, the photo appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting

I've concentrated most of my efforts on the cactus for this week's installment. It now has branches defined by a blue border. At least part of this blue edge will eventually become the shadowing seen in the photo. Within the blue borders the body of the plant is now a temporary green. This green will be brightened and highlighted later on.

Changes have also been made to the horizon line and the sky. Upon defining the form of the cactus I realized that the horizon was too high. I lowered it a bit, a change that is still obvious in the half-finished sky. The sky has also received some paint but still has a long way to go.

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

That's about it for now. I'll see you next week with more progress.  As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.