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Work in Progress, Rainbow River, second day
June 6th, 2010
This is my second day of work on my work in progress, a painting of the Rainbow River in central Florida. I spent most of my time on the sky, deepening the blues, and adding clouds. I will probably continue adjusting the sky as I go. I also worked on the most distant foliage, on the left side of the painting, working with shadows and highlights to give it dimension. And I began layering colors onto the water surface. In time there will be a feeling of depth and transparency to the...
new work in progress, Rainbow River, first day
June 5th, 2010
Started a new painting this week, a view of Rainbow River. I visited the state park at Rainbow Springs in central Florida a few weeks ago, when my daughter was camping there a few days with her dance/bike team. I spent a few hours blocking in the colors and shapes to get started, pretty much just slapping paint on to cover the white canvas using a large brush. It's kind of fun to paint that way since I generally paint in a controlled way. It's a large canvas, 24x36. I'm looking forward to...
December 1st, 2009
It was great to have some time to paint today. I was off work at 1 pm and spent my afternoon and evening painting, in between laundry, dinner, and applying a few hundred rhinestones onto my daughter's newest Latin dance dress. Guess I'm a multitasker! Anyway, I worked on the rocks, the bridge, and the water in the foreground today. It needs more work...the bridge looks too outlined, so I need to soften that. The reflections too, a bit too stark. The island isn't finished, it will get some...
November 29th, 2009
Over the Thanksgiving weekend I managed to work on and off on the painting, about 5 hours total. I worked a lot on the trees, adding sky through the tree leaves, putting orange leaves behind the green trees, adjusting the shadow colors, and working again on the water reflections behind the island. I'm happier with the result but still have more tweaking to do, and there is plenty left to do on the land, rocks, and the water in front of them. I hoped to get it done this weekend but there was...
November 23rd, 2009
I had to take most of last week off from painting. Between my job, being a mom-taxi, and a sewing project, there was no time to paint. I have to prioritize, and like it or not I often have to put painting last on the list....and I don't like it! But my very supportive husband helped make it possible for me to take Sunday afternoon for myself, and I spent about 5 hours painting. I spent almost all of the time on the water. I have worked and reworked the tree reflections and still don't have...
November 16th, 2009
I had a busy weekend, between a 4H open house with my daughter, chores, painting a ceiling for a friend, etc. But I found a few hours late Saturday evening to paint on my work in progress. I did more work on the foliage, and then on the water. The reflections are a challenge...I'm not happy with the result yet, especially in the area behind the island where the fall colors are reflected. My reference photos don't show enough color there so I'm kind of on my own composing it. I have more...
November 13th, 2009
Any day I can sleep in, stay home, and paint for over four hours is a really GOOD day! I enjoyed the process of working on the tree foliage today, and started a bit on the reflection in the water. I've never painted autumn colors before so it's an interesting change from the usual greens of my other landscapes. Capturing the brilliance of nature without making it appear garish is a challenge. I'm sure I will rework the leaves as I continue, trying not to let them become too individual...
November 11th, 2009
Now I'm caught up posting my work in progress this week. I had several productive sessions, but wasn't able to upload the images for this blog until tonight. I hope to stay current after this one. In this session I mostly worked on the background trees, a little more on the far lake bank, and a little on the foreground grassy areas, and some deep shadows. I'm enjoying the process of this painting, so far it's flowing smoothly. I've never documented a painting in progress before and it's...
November 11th, 2009
This is after my second session of painting, about 3 hours this time. I have repainted the sky and changed the angle of the lake bank, adding more detail. I also painted more of the rocks and bridge, and a little of the water. Much more to come!
New Painting...in Progress...Day One
November 11th, 2009
I started a new painting this week. I'm using reference photos from a trip years ago to an arboretum in Ohio during the autumn. In Florida there is no seasonal color so I find the color changes so fascinating and beautiful. As a new experience, I'm also taking photos of my painting as it progresses, after each work session, and posting it on my Facebook artist's page, Penny's Art Adventures. I hope this will be an interesting little saga for my family, friends, and 'fans' to see how I...