"Side Garden" (pastel, 12x9 inches) click here to bid
Here is my 3rd painting from my Daily Paintworks Challenge. For this one I reverted back to my favorite surface - terra cotta pastel primer on gatorboard. I like how it gives a warm undertone throughout the painting.
I'm not too fond of painting buildings (straight lines are hard! lol) but this one's more a supporting cast for the garden itself.
Below are some shots I got along the way while painting this one...
Here's my board with the cropped reference photo
I start with the darks and work up to some mediums.
Here I've put in a few spots of my brightest lightest colors, to help me see where the midtones will need to be.
So I can start on the midtones of the porch. It's a white porch, but in shadow, so the whites here are cool and warm grays, not as light as my lightest light.
I continue to work on the mid values throughout the painting...
...and then into the lighter values.
After that previous shot I was in the zone for a while... until it was almost finished!
Then, a few finishing touches... I blurred out the back tree with a cool medium green to help it recede. I smoothed the columns a bit with a light blue, and added more lights to the cornices for definition. Finished the urns, and a few more flowers in the bushes and basket, and it's done!
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Bravo, Rita!! I enjoyed every step! Thank you! A gorgeous painting!
ReplyDeleteGreat demo and explanation of your techniques Rita. I may take you up on sharing - You make it look much easier than it is :)
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your process! Great demo and great painting! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your comments!
ReplyDeleteYou are such a good artist. Thank you for sharing your process.
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