Finished! I like the composition and the quality of light coming through the leaves but I might chose a different color and value for the statue to emphasize the backlighting even more. Anyway, I don't think I'm quite finished with the subject yet.
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There's a slight twist today—the reference photos are on the right and the 5-minute paintings on the left. We hope you won't be unduly confused by this. :) Bryan's painting is a little jewel of movement and color. But look closely and you'll see it's really a worker eviscerating a fish—talk about confusion.
In contrast, Elaine's reference is neither colorful nor action-packed. So much blue—but at least she didn't get any livestock this week!
The tree covered with Vines and the Gazebo #4 were the inspiration from my boardwalk window. The boardwalk rooms we rented are the nearest to the water, no need for shuttle service to wet our feet. The viney tree was a challenge to paint, it was aged like an old lady with loose strands of hair with her extremities twisted around each other. The Gazebo in front of the window were filled and emptied of tourists from time to time. I wanted to paint it during sunset but all the hours at the end of our days were occupied with family get togethers. Perhaps I could paint this scenery in another frame in time!
I did a quick (well not so quick) trading card portrait, inspired by Alan’s attempts.
The caryatids remain twigless. Need to study Elaine Truver’s leafless trees. That little creature on the trading card is not a bunny….it’s a roe deer. I framed the 5 min warmup.
One more glaze to adjust values, a few added details like telephone lines, and it's morning in the alley.
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You know the drill — we have 5 minutes to paint a hitherto unseen reference photo. The purpose? To get us loosened up, warmed up and ready to paint. Ken painted portraits...
One other benefit is the fun we have looking at the results and complaining when the 5-minute buzzer goes off.
Samal is an Island Resort in Southern Ph surrounded by warm tropical seas & blessed with white sands. The Island is a statement of contradiction. Tourists pay top rate to enjoy its villas and rooms kissed by the sea while local residents endure strict rationing of water supply. Also, the Island is a producer of one of the best pearl farms in the country. The pearl products, however. are not available locally in the Island. A major disappointment for this writer! Back to visual arts: The painting was done in plein air at the end of a long day which started with after midnight van ride from my hometown to Manila Airport to catch an early 2 hour flight to a major Southern Ph city. We took a 15 minute ferry ride, van included, to the Samal Island garden resort. We visited my cousin's house for seafood lunch & helped organize our family reunion this coming Saturday After we checked in at late afternoon at the Villa Amparo, I painted one of the extended dining mini piers, during a strong breeze & with limited painting supply. I missed my Watercolor Rinsing Well!
After Greeta said she was going to paint the MSI cartiyds (sp?) I dug out this pic of my mom in front of them and did a quick sketch. Y shadows are way too dark but it was kind of fun looking for different shades of gray, etc for the building and figuring out how to make the ladies stand out with few details.
Heavy yupo trading card done with acrylic markers. They do not wash off, but they’re hard to blend.
Michael’s Sale: Belmont Frame Sale. Buy One Get TWO until next Saturday.
I have (3) 11 x 14 for under $20 and I just noticed…….they have mats!!!
Since this was just a study, I don't feel too precious about it. That's why I didn't hesitate to add a last minute dark glaze over the houses to add contrast between the sleeping houses and the sun-kissed tree tops. It also unified them into a cohesive group and shifted the focus to the light instead of the houses.
Not sorry so see him and the horse ride off into the sunset I included a pic of that little room at the Ten Cat in case anyone wants to paint it
