Hello again painting fans.
This week I’ll be continuing with the shadowed Cape May
house. I will be using the photo seen directly low.
I will be using my usual acrylics on a somewhat larger 8 by 8 inch gallery-style canvas.(This is a thicker canvas similar to the one used in the towered house.)
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.
I didn’t get as much done as I would have liked as (too) much time was spent on the roof. And as much attention as it received, I’m still not quite happy with it. It does have highlighted areas and a nice 3 dimensional appearance now but still needs a bit more work. And that eyebrow window is far too large. It is still a work in progress but I did finally move on.
The awnings were next for some attention. I’ve begun with a base color but unfortunately the details will have to wait for the next installment.
The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.
That’s about it for now. Next week I’ll have an entirely new piece 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.
Paint me a picture of your thoughts.
I like how you’ve tightened up the shapes and playing with the light. How far will you take this painting? The compactness and simplicity are very appealing.
Here’s what I got done this weekend. I was on a limited time crunch, too.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d27/Rughooker/DSC02633.jpg
I was fortunate to have sunshine in my studio; this weekend was the first time in months that we had warm, sunny weather. I hope to get in some good hooking time today!
Thanks donnah! I’ve got a ways to go with this one. But I don’t want to get bogged down in too much fussy detail.
That is an amazing rug! Congratulations on its completion! I assume that you will be selling it. You should have no problem doing so.
Nope, I will hang on to this one for a while. I need it to enter in some different shows. That kind of exposure will be very helpful. I’ve made some inroads into taking my rug hooking into the fine art community, and work like this piece will help me get some more attention.
Besides, I’ve gotten rather attached to this old soldier. I can see myself lending out the finished piece to whatever local museums would want it. I might sell it in the far future, though.
thanks!
Even though it might sell fast now, it`s gone.
You`d do well to keep a piece like this for a long time in your portfolio while you keep building a following, & while adding more pieces to it.
Very nice.
It`s worth will never diminish.
You’re right, Knucklehead. I have kept a few of my more significant pieces to always have available for shows or exhibits or as samples of my work. Commissions, well, I document them in photos as I go along, keeping files for each piece. Sometimes it’s difficult to part with commissions, but I remind myself that they were never mine to keep. I’m sort of like a surrogate mother in that respect. 😉
I’ll definitely keep this one for shows, though. I’m very pleased with it so far, and I don’t have much more to do.
Boran2,
If you`re talking about the roof window near the dormer one, I concur, but as a work in progress, it only matters that you recognize now that it`s too large.
That`s the beauty of painting I think.
That you can stand back & see it as you progress with it.
Looking good.
See you next week.
Knucklehead, Thanks. I’ve already reduced the size.