Ready to Bake

White is always a tricky subject. This is a quick sketch done on canvas paper in about 45 min, I think.  I wish the background had been a brighter color. Not a fan of browns for backgrounds. It was fun playing with the blue engravings. A strong highlight would have made them look more 'ceramic'. As of now they look like they are ready to be baked!

 

      

Warm & Cool

She was waiting to cross and I wondered if she was heading home or to another store. The light was warm and the shadows cool. I had it the other way around on the lady's jacket and it dint look right until I corrected it. I then realized how important it was to get the temperatures right! A bit more of shadow work would have made the painting more 'grounded'. I was surprised though that many people pointed this one out among others as their favorite painting! I find quite a bit of difference between using canvas panels & gesso boards. The canvas panels need more strokes to scrub in the colors while the gesso boards being more slick take lesser time. 

On Track

In SF, you get to see tracks on the road and it always makes me wonder if I am on the right lane! In the picture, I liked the steel tracks that were glinting in the shadows in a blue-y hue, it was simply beautiful. This was the last painting I did at the workshop and had an hour to work on it before we had to pack and leave. I do like the movement in this one. I am beginning to think that I have a thing for yellow cars. I want to reach for the camera every time I see one!

Some of the draw winners have already received their 'Golden' Magnets and I am more than happy to know that they enjoy having it on their fridge and ever better - that it reminds them of their doggies :) Cindy McDonough has posted a picture on her blog, here!

Post update: Adding the only progress shot that I have for the cab above - The outline drawn and the first dab of saturated color applied:

Magnets and More

As a follow up to the Give-Away challenge, I have sent out magnets of the 'Golden Rules' post to five artists (to those who commented on or signed up to follow my blog) at the end of last month. Here is the list and the links to their blog sites.

Patti Vincent

http://www.pattisvincent.blogspot.com/

Carol josefiask

http://caroljosefiak.blogspot.com/

Martha Kisling

http://marthakisling.blogspot.com/

Cindy McDonough

http://threelittlebirdsstudio.blogspot.com/

Penny StewArt

http://penny-stewart.blogspot.com/