Midtones in

and they've been there for a while. Slowly doing a lighting pass
based on a few other photos, very interesting process, but slow
going. Fun to use my computer graphics experience on something
completely different!

No Guts, No Glory

So after spending way too much time on a way too detailed underpainting I've almost completely obliterated it with a wash of Ultramarine blue... Turned out actually much darker than the picture and actually darker than I intended but makes for a good "black". At least with all that fussing I've discovered a lot about the building and what is hidden under all of the scaffolding in my reference photo. Currently enjoying painting in the midtones loosely and at least a bit more quickly! Soon I'll be on to faking the lighting! May have to hang the photo in the show so viewers can appreciate my pain....

Working with limitations

Got about 20 min of "interupted" painting time this afternoon. Hoping
my new studio partner can adjust to longer sessions, or be happy to
run off and play in her room...

Figuring out a dark blue glaze to get some blacks and greys in there,
then need to work out the lighting and colours for the lit side. At
least I'm happy with the scaffolding removal.

Shared studio space

Allosaurus and small Dino in the rain...
She got much further on her painting than I did on mine. Need to
teach her how to open her own tubes, but a little afraid of the
consequences!

Sketching at city farmer

Swiss chard and apple tree
Note to self - don't white balance on the sketchbooks when outside - missing in shot is the super cute branch swing in the upper right and the rest of the beautiful plants!
Great art day all around - got to explore a craft gallery and the Federation gallery on Granville Island.

Sketching with the girl

Stanley park petting zoo/farm

Back!

What a summer!

Two weeks in Alaska, 10 days in Wisconsin and happy to now be back at
home in the messy studio. Taking this week to clean before I crack
open the paints this weekend. Some how extra boxes migrated in while
I was away :(