Back to Painting

Started off the semester with some oils and acrylics. My challenge this year is to master my oil materials while still maintaining proper color composition and lighting. I started by sketching a photo I took of our barn last fall...


















I changed from a horizontal to a vertical piece because I believed it emphasized the height of the silo much better. I began the first part of the final work with my under-painting using white charcoal pencil, drawing pencils, and later black and white acrylic paint.

















From there I began painting. My greatest challenge for this painting was going to be keeping the sky as realistic to the rest of the painting as possible.


















This painting turned out alright. I'm happy with the way the sky turned out and the warm tone on the light side of the silo. I could go back later and fix those cooler ground colors. Overall, I think it was a good first step. Next time I will be working on a portrait of my grandfather...