I am so blessed to be doing a large 30" x 40" commission painting. My client wants a copy of a pastel scene I did many years ago. It is one of my favorite scenes I worked from a photo I took on the way home from Monterey. I was driving near Casa de Fruita when I noticed a field of beautiful purple corn flowers, dark purple tall weeds, trees, houses and the golden, rolling foothills. The scene captured my heart. I have passed by this same spot many times since, but never found those flowers again.
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| Small oil studies |
To get ready to paint the large painting, I have been working on some small oil studies. One in black & white to study the values and a second smaller 8" x 10" painting, also in oil, to work out any problems I may encounter. I toned the small canvas with an orangey background color to see if that would work, and I like it.
You can see the steps I made along the way in the 8x10, although, I was so engrossed in the painting that I forgot to take more photos. I am so looking forward to getting started on the large canvas. Come back to this blog as I will be posting my progress... if I remember to take photos!
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| Blocking in the dark and light values |
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| Adding buildings and background grasses |
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| A peek at my palette |
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| Moving right along |
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| Working on the foreground |
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| Adding some of the cornflowers and pine tree on the right |
Come back later to see work progressing on the large painting.
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