And Then Forward...

So, I decided I really, really needed a different color scheme.  This one is better.  Much.

It's amazing how a better color choice can improve productivity!  This one just feels more welcoming to paint...if that can be said.  Makes no sense, but it's true.  I'm thoroughly enjoying painting this one!  I'll post again when the girl is finished.

Moving Backwards

There's no pic for this post.  Just imagine a big white square, because I just painted over what I had previously done!  Aaaccckkk!

There's a reason for doing preliminary sketches...and preliminary color swatches...and having a plan.  Of course, I had all that.  The problem is, I didn't stick to the plan!  I veered off, thinking I had a good grasp on these delightful red and purple colors...wasn't it just so perty??

But it dawned on me that the end result was going to look a lot, color wise, like the "relate" canvas, and that wasn't part of the plan!  Oh yeah!  I had a plan!  Oops!

So, I'm going back to the plan.  That is, once this gesso dries and I can sand it down a bit....

Mistakes cost time.

And We Begin Again

Number 3 here we come!  This one will HOPEFULLY go faster than the other two...dare I say that?  There's only one person in this one, so SURELY it won't take as long!  This whole background needs another coat...and that purple will have a diagonal line in it instead of just hanging out down there in the corner.  Should be fun!

Canvas #2 is Finished!

Done!  I loved doing this one.  The blues were great fun.  I just wanted a hint of a crowd, so that they wouldn't steal the focus from the two central figures.  You might not be able to see it in this picture, but I managed to get a reflection of light in the sunglasses...I'm not sure how!  It must be the grace of God all over again!  He always paints by my side.

Finally Progress!

Spring break is a wonderful thing!  Even if you don't have kids in school, I heartily recommend it!!  You take a week and you don't do ANYTHING that's in your normal scope of activity.  Instead you do all kinds of things that you never get a chance to!  It's delightful.

Of course, having enjoyed a week of play means that I made ZERO progress on my paintings.  That proved to be a good thing, though, because I ended up changing the main people in this image!  It's good to take time to ponder!

I'm thinking the crowd needs some serious work.  We'll see...!