Hello again painting fans.
This week I will be continuing with the painting of the turreted Cape May, New Jersey house. The photo that I will be using is seen directly below. I will be using my usual acrylics on a 8×10 gallery-wrapped canvas.
When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo seen directly below.
Since that time, I have continued to work on the painting.
I began this week’s changes with the covered porch. The posts are now thicker as well as the header above. (I see that the railing is not all in line. Sigh.) I then turned to the other house, but things were not going well next door. I finally decided to paint out the house and put in a tree. Or at least the start of a tree. I mixed some greenish paint and painted in the lower portion. Some light greenish paint above was intended to lay a foundation for the sky. But when I looked again the next morning I realized that there should be two plants, the slightly more distant tree suggested by the lighter paint and the darker bush below. Why hadn’t I seen that the night before when I applied the paint? Hmm.
Other changes include darker paint applied to the tree to the far rear and the street. Both will need more work.
The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.
I’ll have more progress to show you next week. See you then.
Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.
Paint me a picture of your thoughts.
Now we`re talking.
I think the home should not be encumbered by the “warehouse” next door.
It gives it a unique personality this way & I think that`s a very good thing.
I was watching a movie last night & I thought to mention it here.
If you have not seen “Tim`s Vermeer”, I think you will be amazed at how he figured out a possible way Vermeer may have created his masterpieces, something no one has ever figured out.
He didn`t use sketches & the light & color he created seemed impossible for a human to be able to achieve.
So he used his head & created a contraption with which he could duplicate paintings in the most intricate details. He painted one which left him quite exhausted, since it took a couple of hundred days.
To make his experiment more realistic he made his own paint from the period.
The end result of the painting is basically His masterpiece (of museum quality.)
Oh, one more thing, he had never painted in his life prior to this.
I cannot see you Not enjoying this movie.
I agree with you on the use of the foliage. I think it softens and contrasts nicely with the strong angles and lines in the house.
But it’s too dark right now. It will soften for next week.
I’ll have to look for that film. As to the foliage, check back next week for a softer look.