Das Gemälde
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lantairvleaWendy asked if getting the poster painting done by the time she has to go to the NFHR meeting the beginning of April was within the realm of possibility. She wanted to be able to show it off since it is the artwork to be used in promoting the August Fjord horse evaluation in Montana she is coordinating/running. I told her the beginning of May would be more realistic, but I would put in my best efforts.
The smaller surface still isn't in yet so the decision was made for me as to the size of the piece: 18x36 inches it is! (~46x91cm). The 12x24 would have been a pansy size anyway... or at least I'll tell myself that. I'll have to find something to do with the smaller surface when it finally comes in. I had gessoed it over the weekend and got the thumbnail printed out and gridded yesterday before getting it sketched out.
The thumbnail drawing is on a regular letter sized copy paper (8.5x11") for size reference.
I was able to get the sketch roughed out. I didn't do too much detail, mostly just getting proportional relationships down because I know I'll be painting over most of it anyway. I am trying to be careful in my treatment of the acrylics. We have not gotten along well in the past so I am trying to be careful to respect the paint's properties.
Flat sky color. She wanted it somewhat reminiscent of a block print so no super fancy gradations here. I also really need to pick up some ultramarine or cobalt because pthalo is driving me a little nuts, though I think I managed to get what I wanted out of it.
Did I mention I currently only have three colors of paint? White and black don't count as colors, but you can say I have five paints to work with right now. Can you tell I wasn't quite ready to dive into the full painting just yet?
I added some clouds and then realized the three or four smudges of clouds just wasn't doing it. I also made the shadow color WAY too dark so I modified and added more clouds and lightened up the shadows.
And I think I am done with the sky. I might consider the painting 10% done at this point, but probably not. It's hard to force myself to be flat and blocky, especially when the paint was still a little wet, but I think I managed okay.
Next up is the mountains. I am debating if I should pick up more paint Friday when I have a chunk of free time or if I should wait until the other surface is in. If I go sooner than that I may just hit Michael's despite its terrible prices because it is 10 minutes away instead of 40.
Wendy at least understands that it will probably not be finished by the 1st, but I will give it a good shot! I need to do some sketches of the people and figure out how to dress them. Being several inches tall instead of just one or two makes a big difference in details. I also need to mess more with the tack design for the horses. So many things to do! The background is only going to keep me busy for so long.
The smaller surface still isn't in yet so the decision was made for me as to the size of the piece: 18x36 inches it is! (~46x91cm). The 12x24 would have been a pansy size anyway... or at least I'll tell myself that. I'll have to find something to do with the smaller surface when it finally comes in. I had gessoed it over the weekend and got the thumbnail printed out and gridded yesterday before getting it sketched out.
The thumbnail drawing is on a regular letter sized copy paper (8.5x11") for size reference.
I was able to get the sketch roughed out. I didn't do too much detail, mostly just getting proportional relationships down because I know I'll be painting over most of it anyway. I am trying to be careful in my treatment of the acrylics. We have not gotten along well in the past so I am trying to be careful to respect the paint's properties.
Flat sky color. She wanted it somewhat reminiscent of a block print so no super fancy gradations here. I also really need to pick up some ultramarine or cobalt because pthalo is driving me a little nuts, though I think I managed to get what I wanted out of it.
Did I mention I currently only have three colors of paint? White and black don't count as colors, but you can say I have five paints to work with right now. Can you tell I wasn't quite ready to dive into the full painting just yet?
I added some clouds and then realized the three or four smudges of clouds just wasn't doing it. I also made the shadow color WAY too dark so I modified and added more clouds and lightened up the shadows.
And I think I am done with the sky. I might consider the painting 10% done at this point, but probably not. It's hard to force myself to be flat and blocky, especially when the paint was still a little wet, but I think I managed okay.
Next up is the mountains. I am debating if I should pick up more paint Friday when I have a chunk of free time or if I should wait until the other surface is in. If I go sooner than that I may just hit Michael's despite its terrible prices because it is 10 minutes away instead of 40.
Wendy at least understands that it will probably not be finished by the 1st, but I will give it a good shot! I need to do some sketches of the people and figure out how to dress them. Being several inches tall instead of just one or two makes a big difference in details. I also need to mess more with the tack design for the horses. So many things to do! The background is only going to keep me busy for so long.
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They should have a nice variety. While it isn't a show per se, they have driving, draft work, western, and english riding tests as well as in-hand conformation and movement evaluations.