The evolution of a painting

Today's Progress

2011-10-11T15:49:00.000-04:00

Finished the carvings. Will start on the stone surface next.

Started the painting today.

2011-10-10T18:09:00.000-04:00

Started the oils on the painting today. I noticed there was some cat hair on the brush. I wonder if I'm going to have to say this painting is mixed media? ;-)

Canvas sketch roughed out in acrylic.

2011-10-09T17:47:00.001-04:00

I like to rough out the painting in acrylic before I start with the oils as a guide.

Canvas sketch

2011-10-09T17:44:00.002-04:00

Painting sketched out on the canvas.

Kerb 67 Sketch

2011-10-08T15:07:00.003-04:00

Pencil sketch of new painting

Color Palette

2011-10-07T15:59:00.003-04:00

Color palette for new painting.

This is the color palette for my new painting. It's kerb stone 67 at Newgrange. Another of my favorite carved stones.

Finished!

2011-10-01T13:19:00.003-04:00

And it only took me two years! Geesh! Hopefully I'll work consistently on the next one.

Three months later....

2011-04-16T13:43:00.002-04:00

Not a great picture, will take a better one when the sun is shining!

We have a RAINBOW!!

Seven months later......

2011-01-02T17:55:00.003-05:00

Looks like the last time I picked up a brush was April 29, 2010. That's sad. Hopefully this is the beginning of a long stretch of painting....

Day Fifteen

2010-04-29T23:34:00.002-04:00

Took a break while doing a play. Couldn't concentrate enough to pick up a brush, but made some headway today.

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Day Fourteen

2010-03-02T16:42:00.001-05:00

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Day Thirteen

2010-02-28T20:52:00.001-05:00

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Day Twelve

2010-02-23T21:25:00.001-05:00

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Day Eleven

2010-02-21T17:00:00.001-05:00

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Day Ten

2010-02-14T22:30:00.001-05:00

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Day Nine

2010-02-13T15:50:00.002-05:00

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Day Eight

2010-02-03T23:53:00.001-05:00

Day Seven

2010-02-01T22:17:00.002-05:00

Day Six

2010-02-01T12:11:00.007-05:00

Day Five

2010-01-25T09:44:00.006-05:00

Day Four

2010-01-25T09:43:00.006-05:00

Day Three

2010-01-25T09:35:00.005-05:00

Day Two

2010-01-25T09:34:00.005-05:00

Starting Rainbow on Loughcrew

2010-01-25T08:58:00.003-05:00

I've started a new painting and thought I'd document it. I can get off course because I'm painting in my apartment, which is tiny and when I have to take down the easel and put away the paints so I can have people over it takes a herculean effort to get me to put it all back up again. I'm hoping this blog will force me to start painting daily like I did 4 years ago. I have a whole series to finish. This is painting #7 in the series.

I'm working from a picture I took on top of the hill at Loughcrew in Co. Meath Ireland.

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