Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Hallet's Peak - part 2
I messed with this over the weekend and I will continue to work on it. Most paintings aren't really finished as much as abandoned. I tweaked the rock faces and changed the trees some. This is a long way from being finished and I might convert it to a larger canvas to better work things out. I started a smaller study tonight but I was not happy with it so I don't know when it will get posted if ever.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Sunshine trees - Part 2
Tonight, I looped back to this study I had blocked in of trees along a stream with a sun getting closer to the horizon. I wanted to do something different than the Cherry Blossoms commission I was working on, so this is a lot more subtle in colors. I refined the shadows on the water and the foliage near the base of the trees. I added foliage in the tree tops. I will probably add and change those some next.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Cherry Blossom Washington Monument - the Finish
So I am 99% done with the Cherry Blossom Washington Monument Commission. I will sign it tomorrow after letting it rest of night and I will look at it with fresh eyes in the morning. I changed the tidal wall color and worked a little on the reflection near it. All the rest of the finishing touches were on the blossoms and their texture.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Turkey Point Lighthouse - Block-in
I worked on this block-in for this study for Turkey Point Lighthouse in Maryland. I plan to do a significant amount of work on the left side trees and bushes. I just put in a very basic value and shape. I will tweak the clouds some also. Then there will be a lot of detail on the lighthouse.
Monday, June 22, 2015
Cherry Blossom Monument - getting closer
I was able to work more on this painting tonight after work and I am getting closer to being done. The last miles are the hardest. I worked on the water reflection and the retaining wall. I added more blossom foliage and I am trying to get it structurally right so the tree has depth and structure. I will have this done by the weekend and to its owner early next week.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Cherry Blossom Monument - Weekend of rain
We had a fair amount of rain here this weekend. I did not get as much done as I would like (power outages, thunder, and lighting), but I did add somethings on the facets of the Washington Monument, added some more blossom structure to the cherry trees. I darkened the trees below the monument and I am working on the tidal stone wall.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Cherry Blossom Monument commission
We had a huge rainstorm here which made the commute home from the day job, a long and tedious one. I did not get to work on the commission as much as I would have liked but, I did start on adding texture to the blossom foliage. I also played with the water a tiny bit. This weekend I want to get this 90% done which should be an obtainable goal.
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