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| "Conway Lutheran Church" 12x12 plein air, oil on panel $525 |
I headed back up to LaConner after the group show to connect with
Mark Bistranin and to do some painting on my own. This church in Conway was my first stop. I had been passing it frequently and knew it would make a great painting in the morning light.
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| underpainting |
There was a perfect spot for me to pull off the road and set up on the dike for a good view of the church. In this picture you see my underpainting to sketch in the composition and set value transitions.
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| Step two |
In this pic I am filling in the color. Starting with the darkest values of the roof and shadow areas and along the entire horizon line. Then I come in with the lightest sky values and paint around the darks paying close attention to my edges and keeping the color clean. After that I will move down the painting , modeling the grasses and using the drive into the parking lot as a lead into the painting.
Love all the color you are using! and thank you for the free lesson!!! please feel free to share anytime! I know, I just love my exclamation marks...sigh....that's just the way I think and talk....8)
ReplyDeleteVery very pretty and just love all that color.
ReplyDeleteYour edges are always so straight on your architecture. Very impressive. I have an architectural background so appreciate it. Do you use a straight edge when you paint those roof angles?
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