Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 337

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be starting a new painting. We're headed out west to Sedona, Arizona, one of my favorite places. I'm painting a scene viewed directly from highway 89. It is seen in the photo directly below. I snapped this one on my trip there last August. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 8x10 inch canvas.

Highway 89 is the main road through town. This scene is just south of the touristy area of Sedona. The photo has actually been cropped a bit, removing the roadway from view. I like seeing the house with the buttes to the rear. These and other redrock buttes are seen throughout the town

I started this piece by delineating the broad areas of the painting. Sky, buttes, house and foreground were mapped out in different shades.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 336 Celebration Edition

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the Physick Estate in Cape May, New Jersey. It is seen in the photo directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 12x12 inch canvas.

When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

There are many changes to be seen this week. In fact, with the changes I had intended and those than became necessary due to a mishap, much of the canvas has been repainted. Continuing my race to the bottom, I've now painted in the porch steps and perimeter plantings. Note that the plantings in front are mostly in shadow. Adjacent to the lefthand step is the simple railing seen in the original photo. Out front, the lawn and paths are now complete.

Along the way, I opened a tube of yellow paint to add a bit more highlight to the roof. It was only some time later that I noticed that small spots of yellow had splattered across the canvas. Thus began the great Physick Estate revision of 2012. I had to retouch parts of the windows, siding and roof. Note that it also became necessary to repaint most of the posts and windows of the closed in porch due to another mishap. Sigh.

Also repainted was the sky. (Sez Yoda) This was done when I noticed that portions of the lefthand roof needed slight reshaping. I then needed to match the small portion of changed sky color. The entire thing was done over. In fact, that really was the path of least stress.

Despite all of this, the painting is now done.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have a new painting to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.335

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be continuing with the painting of the Physick Estate in Cape May, New Jersey. It is seen in the photo directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 12x12 inch canvas.

When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

The changes this week are many. First, there are those 2 trees. I've leafed them out a bit. Note that the highlights fall toward the top as with the house behind them. I then continued down to more green, the lawn. It now better defines the two narrow paths to the house. Note that the tree to the right now sprouts from the correct side of the path to the right. Those paths now lead to the steps, or what will be steps. I've also marked out the area for bushes between the two sets of steps. Finally, I've also tweaked and added details to the house, including the second story shutters.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As
always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.335

Hello again painting fans.

Saturday Painting Palooza Volume 334

Hello again painting fans.

This week I'll be with the painting of the Physick Estate in Cape May, New Jersey. It is seen in the photo directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 12x12 inch canvas.

When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

For this week I've concentrated my efforts on the porch. Note that the glass enclosure of the porch is not original to the structure. It likely came into being when the house became the Mid Atlantic Arts Center. However, the basic porch structure (posts, large brackets and roof) appear as intended by the architect. I've now refined those brackets and painted the glass panels in between. Note that the glass panels end before the right side and the edge of the original porch floor can be seen. I've actually spent quite a bit of time on this portion of the building. I'm now ready to move on to the area below the enclosure. That will be my goal for next week.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.