A quick update.

Just a quick update on the progress of one small painting.

"Delivering The Mail", another in Pam's history series.

Step 1:

Step 2:

Pam

Seagull Finished

This is "Seagull", a quick one done for the Summerfest sale.

Pam

Tree Fall Bear

I've completely changed the look of the bear drinking painting.

It is now, "Tree Fall Bear" and it is finished. :)

Two more to finish tomorrow and then a weekend of rest.

Pam

Another busy day.

I'm working on too many paintings at once, (laughing out loud) but I have only 4 days to prepare for the Summerfest Festival and sale. I'll be glad to sit at the sale and relax for two whole days this the weekend. :)


I'll just post one step and show the rest when completed.


"Seagull", OR "What's that....food?"


Step 1:

Step 2:

Pam

Cleaning the Palette

You would think cleaning the paint off my palette would be a quick and easy job....not so.

Because I use acrylics, applying the paint directly to gessoed (primed) canvas makes it damp and stretches the canvas.

When I have to clean my palette, I use the leftover paint to seal white canvases from any water penetration while painting. I search the house for all my stretched canvases (which are stored in every available nook and cranny) and collect them in the dining room for priming. I just give a quick mix to all the leftover paint in the tray and spread it on the canvases. It usually takes two coats and on a damp day like today they take forever to dry. :(

It really doesn't matter what colour they become. The sealer won't show through when I paint on top.

If I have a difficult perspective or position of a person or animal, I will block in areas with different colours. It makes it easy to keep the proportions correct when I paint over the areas in detail.

I don't make a detailed drawing on my canvas. It gets covered in opaque paint that I can't see through. It's funny, I always said I couldn't draw with a pencil, but I can draw with a paintbrush. I must be using the left side of my brain. My right brain thinks of math when I pick up a pencil. (Laughing...)

Then I can throw away the parchment paper and wash the sponge in my Stay Wet Palette.

I'm all ready to paint again. :)

Pam

A few updates.

Here are a few updates on small paintings.


"Drinking on the River's edge"

"Glass Lantern"

"Le Frog"

Pam

Finishing up "The Landing"

I'm just finishing the landing painting today and then switching to the bear drinking. I didn't feel good enough to paint last night and read a book instead. It's summer, why not? :)

Here is step 3 of "The Landing":

Pam

Finally some sunshine. :)

After a month of rain, rain and thunderstorms, (several per day) I finally have sunshine. I am taking advantage of the beautiful weather and painting outside on my deck. My cat "Dipstick" has to help. :)

Here is step 1 of "The Landing", another in the Historical mining series. Just a 5 x 7 " painting.

and step 2.

More to come later.

Pam