Hello again painting fans.
This week I will be continuing with the Red Canyon painting. The photo that I’m using is seen directly below. I’ll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 5×7 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.
I’ve overpainted much of the canvas for this week’s cycle. Note the revised butte, now with both a new color and more crack detail. I am attempting to convey the feel of the various cracks without painting each one. As such I am painting the larger ones with a reduced amount of small ones along the top. I spent some time looking at the photo and arrived at what is seen in the photo below. More would likely be too much. Finally, the trees are now more of a greenish color.
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.
Open it is.
Another video showing Utah’s Iconic Landscapes From the Air.
I love what you are doing with this painting.
In the meantime – a more general (perhaps slightly meta) comment: it is great to see more diaries that either a) address something substantive and do so in keeping with the general scope of this blog or b) offer something that fosters just a bit of a sense of community. Those efforts don’t often feel like they pay off initially, but I keep holding out hope. During those moments when I see the diaries and I see yours or others that are not little more than clickbait, I feel momentarily hopeful. Keep at it. Boosts this reader’s spirits if nothing else.
Thanks. Happy to keep trying. Let’s see what happens.
That’s all we can do, my friend. Keep trying.