All The Way To The Left

I've been ignoring that whole left side for months now, and decided this was the day to tackle it. Still more to do, but I resolved several small areas.

                                                      Another Thursday Evening, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

More Of The Same

 Concentrated on covering the canvas today. And the floor planks are too yellow, so I'm toning them down a bit.

                                                 Standing Room, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Wall Color

Have been experimenting with the color of the wall and the chair rails/molding. There's a slight golden haze around the paintings from the lighting, which makes things all the more interesting.

                                                 Standing Room, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

'Tis The Season

 Not getting a lot of paint time; too much holiday prep to do. I did, however, make some "notations" as far as testing colors go.

                                                 Standing Room, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

Improvement

 I'm quite happy with the way this is developing!

                                                  Elbo Room, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Forging Ahead On The Curtains

 I'd really like this to be done, but there are a few places that need more attention. The curtains annoy me. The wood grain on the table needs to be toned down.And I still have three roses to paint, as well as developing a strong sense of light raking the bouquet.

                                                      Rose Bouquet, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

One More

 Even though the floor is drying, I was able to work in the simple-looking right side hallway. Much blending made it a longer task than you would think.

                                          A Quiet Moment At The Met, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

 

Two For A Tuesday Morning

 Was glad to get started early today; let's see if I can steal some time to paint this afternoon as well.

                                                 Standing Room, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

                                                 El Centro, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

 

Parquet Olé!

 In the past, when I've tried to measure things like the parquet floor precisely, it's never worked out. So I decided to just eyeball the wood strips and make adjustments as I go along. I'm surprised to see that it's working out (for the most part; there's still some tinkering to do).

Will have to let this one dry for several days, then I'll go over
the floor with a light wash to pull everything together. 

 

 

                                          A Quiet Moment At The Met, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Early Days

 Even before coffee this morning I was at the easel sketching in and applying basic color. Time now to take a break and try to get back to some of the unfinished pieces.

                                                 Standing Room, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Champing At The Bit

 This stage of working is really hard, as all I want to do is slosh paint on that clean canvas and get the message started. But first I have to plot points (a time-consuming and tedious process) so I know where the paint's going.

Soon, though.

(And yes, the correct usage is "Champing," not "Chomping."

                                                 Standing Room, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

 

New Beginnings

 All of the new large canvases have now been stretched, and I am excited about getting started on them. There are three 30x40s; one 28x42, and a 36x48! Looks like I'm going to have to start buying brushes from the local hardware store— I need bigger sizes!

The biggie:

 The one I'm starting ASAP:

 And a couple of the 30x40s— the third one of these is in the downstairs studio.

 

Not Impossible!

 The signage on the restaurant windows consists of many tiny lines, and to make it worse, it appears in TWO of the windows. I've struggled with the problem of painting it several times already and really doubted my ability to paint it at all. But with an abundance of patience and two very small brushes, I was able to pull off at least part of it today.

                                                 El Centro, work in progress (click on image for larger view)