I have been working slowly on my Venetian Gate Keeper. I find this painting quite complex to paint - there are so many different textures: 3 types of marble, stone, rusty ironwork. Furthermore, the strange perspective is making the painting rather difficult to read as I am working and I keep having to double check where the shadows should be:-) I am gradually getting used to the Canson Arches artboard; the paint dries very quickly on it and I thought that the same would apply to frisket - not at all! I came very close to remove some paper along with the frisket which still retained some moisiture:-(
All in all, I am really enjoying painting this old guy and I am getting fairly fond of him. The painting is 16" X 20" and there is still a fair amount to paint or refine. I will try to get it finished this weekend if I don't have too many distractions and if I am disciplined :-)
Have a nice evening!
Take your time. He is looking good!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Vicki. I have started working a bit too fast on this painting...I always get impatient at this point to see it finished...and that's when I make the wrong decision:-)
ReplyDeleteHe's coming along nicely :)
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying your WIP. Love how it is coming along so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Pat and Ann!
ReplyDeleteBeen watching this one develop and found your comments very interesting. Its coming on a treat now and look forweard to seeing the wrought iron gate addition. I am sure these strong dark marks will add even more mystery to this piece. Glad you had good trip to NYC to see your daughter. Can't believe you did not take a sketchbook/pen etc.
ReplyDeleteJoan, the gate will be basically as it is right now in the latest picture ( bottom right side). My daughter did not give me a minute for sketching :-) but I did take lots of pictures...unfortunately, it was overcast most of the time we were there. I may go back to NYC one more time before my daughter returns to work at her firm's Montreal office sometime before September.
ReplyDeleteLooking good so far. I enjoy the subjects you paint - nothing I would choose which gives me a very different perspective about watercolors :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rhonda. I suppose that the beauty of art is that artists are all different and often get inspired by very different things. This old guy really touches my heart and I hope that I will make him look as good as he deserves after all these years.
ReplyDeleteThis is looking great. Quite a challenging subject, but I know you are up to it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kathy, for your vote of confidence:-) I am really enjoying this painting!
ReplyDeleteChristiane, I am so liking this and I am so glad you are giving the arches board a try. There is no doubt that this will be awesome when you are done!
ReplyDeleteKrista, I will certainly use this arches board again! Thank you for making me really discover it.
ReplyDeleteAs for the painting, I still really like the subject, but the finishing touches on the wall portion are giving me some challenge for some reason...probably because I have been painting at night:-( I will reassess that portion in daylight.
It's looking great! Can't wait to see the finished painting!
ReplyDeleteTheresa, it's great to see you here! Thank you for stopping by. I am glad that you like this painting so far.
ReplyDeleteLove each step. It's always great to find a little bit of European architecture in the states! It's much cheaper than flying so far!
ReplyDeleteThank you Pam. I was surprised to see so many mascaroni in downtown Manhattan! They were nice, but missed a bit of that weather-beaten look of the Venetian ones:-)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for stopping by!
looking good christiane
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jane!
ReplyDeleteChristine wanted to thank you for favoriting my blog today - just had to stop by, and so glad I did! Your work is amazing!!! Will be back for sure;-)
ReplyDeleteJeanne, you are too kind! Do visit again when you can. I was very pleased to find your site and I will certainly visit often!
ReplyDeleteThis is really looking good, Christiane. You're doing this guy great justice.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mollie. This guy does deserve some tender loving care after all these years, don't you think:-) Somehow, I did not manage to find much time to work on him very much this week...I will be more disciplined in the coming days. I hope that you are doing well.
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