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The times they are a-changing
I had to let this painting of Dez sit for a couple of days. Painting the parts of the horse that were under tack that the artist removed can be somewhat of a puzzle to be solved. This one in … Continue reading
Posted in art, horse portrait, horses, oil paintings, painting techniques
Tagged art, artist challenges, horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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Dez, part 3-1/2
Here’s yesterday’s status at quitting time. That white stuff I showed you in the last post needed to be there so I could shade the background behind the willow branches from light to dark and let the viewer see the … Continue reading
Posted in art, horse portrait, horses, oil paintings, painting techniques
Tagged art, horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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Dez, part 2-1/2
OK, now I’m going to scare you. The initial post of my commission of Dez showed the horse and some willow tree branches on a delicately colored background. Here’s the next pass: Whaaat??? Did it snow or something? Fog?? Why … Continue reading
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Tagged art, horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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Dez part uh…I dunno, 1-1/2?
Got everything blocked in but none of it at its final state. Lots more to do, especially the background. There wasn’t a lot of contrast/shadows in the source photo so to some extent I’m inventing as I go. More coming … Continue reading
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Tagged art, horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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Waiting for paint to dry
Below are the final version of Sky Pads 34 and the one immediately preceding it. I actually finished it several days ago, but the last tweak I made to it was a pour of very wet but very transparent paint. … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, light, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, oil paintings, Poured paint, Sky Pads
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The second decision
After a spell of uncertainty I managed to come up with a plan for my second move. This is it. It will not be final. There will be at least a third iteration, maybe more. But for now, feel free … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, painting progress, pond lily, Sky Pads, water lilies, water lily, water plants
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One decision has been made
Well, at least one decision. A skajillion more are likely. But I’m thinking in this case less may be more. I like this first pass, and I have plans for one or two more, but I will do my best … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, pond lily, Sky Pads, water lily, water plants
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The indecisive background
This background for Sky Pads 34 was poured on the same day as the one for Sky Pads 33. I don’t remember what day that was, but it was a long time ago. At least sometime before October of last … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, lily pad, oil painting, pond lily, Sky Pads, water lily
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Sky Pads 33 part 2
You can see now that the general scheme here is a progression of the leaves on a diagonal from bottom right to upper left. This wasn’t obvious in my last post unless you enjoy squinting at faint drawing lines to … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, landscape, light, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, drawing, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads
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A slightly different approach
This one has been sitting around with its background done for quite a while, amid various vague promises from me that I would be doing something with it soon. So yeah, it’s got the early stages of subject matter started. … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, Poured paint, Sky Pads
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