Almost have the background complete. On a piece this size, less is more.
10x8 Acrylic on Canvas
Just began another small acrylic. We'll see how it turns out and if I like it I'd like to do a series of these based on my own shots. I took the picture at Autofest this year that this painting will be based on.
Zion National Park Sketch Complete
Not the happiest with it but every piece is a learning opportunity.
8x10 Landscape (Further Progress)
Fleshing it out further, trying to soften it up in places and unify the overall effect somewhat.
8x10 Landscape (Further Progress)
Not much to add here, just fleshing out the treed areas.
Another Signed Artwork
Another signed piece, a gouache painting (30x20) created in 2003 to commemorate Paul Tracy's Champ Car championship that year in his Players-Forsythe Lola B2/00.
Signed Artwork
An old piece that I created back when Paul Tracy was still relevant. A colored pencil rendering of him and his Penske PC-22 in which he won the 1993 Toronto Molson Indy, created in 1996. The second piece is a gouache painting (30x20) created in 2003 to commemorate his Indycar championship that year in his Players-Forsythe Lola B2/00.
8x10 Landscape (Update)
Further progress. Trying to get the right balance of hard and soft edges to create a convincing portrayal. May need to get further along before passing judgement. Trying to create convincing earthy tones without looking too saturated as well.
8x10 Landscape Study
Another acrylic on canvas, this time a study of Zion National Park in Utah. I've been wanting to try a southwest landscape for some time, with the rugged landscape and earthy tones allowing for interesting compositions and light/shadow interaction. Just got the mid-tones blocked in, hoping that this will begin to focus as I add detail.
Forest Light Study (Complete)
Completed this small landscape study with some detailed work, and adding more contrast to accentuate the light.
FOREST LIGHT (Further Progress)
I've managed to create the mid-tones and dry-brushed them between the darks and lights that were blocked in on the first post to achieve a nice soft effect and unify the scene. Blocked in the trees with a mix of Burnt Umber, Payne's Grey and Ultramarine Blue.
Forest Light (Small Acrylic Study on Canvas WIP) 7x5
Here is a scan of my latest small landscape, a WIP acrylic study. I included a pic of some earlier work from a couple of years back.
Still Life with Blue Bottle
This one is nearing completion. Just a few more tweaks and hi-lites to do.
High Realism Still Life Project (Update)
Further progress. The wash technique is working well to create the subtle translucency needed to replicate a clear bottle. Some dry brushing along the edges of the blue bottles edge behind the clear bottle helps to add the subtlety required in achieving the right balance of hard and soft edges.
High Realism Still Life Project
I started a night course with the fabulous realist painter Ian Bodnaryk at Station Gallery this month. Here is my project thus far. Ian utilizes acrylics in thin washes to obtain pristine images, and he works very large as well, which makes this method challenging. Instead of flat brushes, Ian uses round brushes to cross-hatch washes until he obtains the texture that he's after. It's an exercise in patience, even at this 12 x 16 size for my project. I do like how it's turning out so far though.
