New Painting: Wilbur 2

This one is going along slowly which is OK, there is no rush to get it done. I have a show at the end of March that I would like to have it ready for but that's all.

Here is where I am progress wise right now.

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New Painting: Wilbur

I started another new 24"x30" painting on canvas the other day, this one is from 

a photo I took several years ago of a man named Wilbur. 

I started in acrylic paint and then switched over to oil like the last couple I did.

Here is the painting as it sits right now.

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New Paintings "Hot Fun in the Summertime" and "Afro" FINISHED!

Both paintings are finished and I'm waiting a few days before a coat of Retouch Varnish and they're ready to hang in the Let It Shine Show at UNR on the 27th.

Hot Fun in the Summertime

Afro

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New Paintings "Hot Fun in the Summertime" and "Afro" Works in Progress 4

I did some more painting today. It's a good day to paint it's cold and snowing outside.

Here are both paintings as they look now.

 

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New Paintings "Hot Fun in the Summertime" and "Afro" Works in Progress

Well since this painting is going along so well I decided to do another new one for the Let It Shine show at UNR. I will continue working on both until I'm happy with them. 

Here are the two paintings as they sit right now.

Hot Fun in the Summertime

Afro

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New Painting "Hot Fun in the Summertime" 2

I continued on my painting last night and this morning. 

Here is what the painting looks like right now.

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New Painting "Hot Fun in the Summertime"

It's time to start painting again. I've been picked to display some of my art at the Let It Shine Gallery in the  Joe Crowley Student Union at UNR for Black History Month. I didn't want to just show old work so I'm trying to do a couple new pieces just for the show. This one is inspired by a digital painting of a photograph I captured while living in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. I'm calling it "Hot Fun in the Summertime" getting my inspiration from the song by Sly and the Family Stone.  

This is starting out with a stabilo drawing on canvas sealed with a light coat of spray lacquer. 

I'm starting this painting with acrylic paint and thinking I might add some acrylic ink on top before I'm finished. We'll see.  :)

Here is the Stabilo pencil drawing on my 16"x20" canvas sealed with lacquer 

so the lines won't smear as I paint. 

I'm starting with somewhat of a Grisaille technique, working with 

Burnt Umber and White to define the tonal values.

Here I am introducing a little Green to define the painted areas of the porch

 and also adding some more depth to the shadow areas.

More depth to the shadows and I also added a little Blue to the 

pants and in the deeper shadows.

I'll probably keep painting today as it's really hard to stop once I get started even though with the rain today the light is really crappy.

 I like the loose style this one has started with and hope I can maintain that to the end.

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