wip

     It's almost time to start breaking out the small brushes and get busy with details, edges,.final values and color. Today I flew around the canvas to whatever looked like it wasn't brought along with the rest of the picture. Defined the shape of the calla lily pond, all but finished the trees to the right, shaped the dead tree in front and offered possible finishing options.

wip wip

     When I get close to finishing a painting I'm pretty much moving all over the canvas as I find areas that need to be addressed.  Today I put in the main characters, and filled in the background trees a touch more.  Improved the meeting line for the background woods and the background field.  The closer to done I get the easier it is to see what's wrong.  Until I finish the second 'block-in" I'm not certain its correct and usually end up futzing a bit.  When starting out, a painter is on their own because there is nothing to relate your colors, values, shapes, proportions etc....  From here its all finishing work.

Pic # whatever...8th in this WIP or so...

Short day today just tweaking values and adjusting the shapes of the grass colonies and allowing for a touch more definition there later if need be.

Another wip pic

     The warp or weft, can't remember which is which(the sunken ones), on this linen is making some serious valleys. First time using this brand. If I don't compensate it will look like there are long vertical and horizontal lines. Good for checkers. Not so good for a picture.
     I've got a decent framework from which to make a painting now. A couple of touches tomorrow and then I'll start making a picture.

WIP me

     And this goes here and that goes like that then this can be like this and then here I do liiiike thattt....the inner dialogue.

     Taking some colors for a test drive today and making a quick foray into the foreground.

Current WIP - Posted on October 10, 2017 at 12:30 PM

Posted on October 10, 2017 at 12:30 PM

     I'm still in blocking in mode but at this stage in the painting I'm doing more looking than painting. Checking proportions, base colors, adjusting values and trying to put the whole thing together in my head before moving on to the next stage. The only thing on the canvas right now that I'm sure of is the dark value I added today to the tree group on the right. It's the only thing that's done :)

WIP - Posted on October 2, 2017 at 8:05 PM

Posted on October 2, 2017 at 8:05 PM

A palette full of fun for my current WIP.