Monday, January 11, 2016

Snowy High Plains - block-in

Tonight's start is Snowy High Plains study.  The snowy road across the plain looking towards the mountains.  The clouds will need some highlights.  The foreground snowy shadow will need some more definition to make it believable, so I will have some more work to do this weekend.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Snowy Canyon - Block-in

I worked on a few things but this is the most ready to be posted.  I am happy with the sky but the trees, the cliff, and the snow slopes will need work.  I have painted every day of the year so far, I am ten for ten.

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Canadian Rockies

After running errands today, I worked on this small study.  It is of the Canadian Rockies in the Alberta area.  I tried harder to get my colors correct the first time so I will have to do less adjustments.  I partially succeeded bt I will have to still work the trees, the river and the mountain shadows.

Friday, January 8, 2016

Canadian Rockies Frozen Lake - Block-in

Tonight's Oil Painting is a block-in of a scene from the Canadian Rockies.  I will need to adjust the trees and I will need to work the cliffs some.

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Snowy Creek - Block-in plus

I have not posted this before.  I did an initial block-in but I was un happy with it.  Tonight I worked it over a bit.  I changed the snow, the creek reflection, and I tweaked the snow slope and sky.  I will add more trees to the right middle ground but I need to be satisfied with the background sky and slope.  It will need some work, but this is part of the new year 7 days of painting every night.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Snowy River - Update


Tonight I worked on developing this block-in further.  You can see the differences between them.  I refined the trees on both sides of the river.  I worked on the shadows on the banks and I worked on the brush clumps.  I added reflections to the river and a little reflection of current midstream.  I will add more branches to the riverside pine tree later.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Snowy River Valley - Update


I worked on this Winter scene.  I darkened the river, improved the snow on both sides, and I totally changed the trees in both the foreground and background.  I will finish this by refining the close trees and the grass/brush clumps.