On My Easel

Painting in Progress
24" x 24"

I am finally back! It has been too long since my last post. I have been very busy painting a different kind of "Interior View" - my entire kitchen including the cabinets! It was a big job, but it needed to be done. I have uploaded "before and after" photos on my Pinterest Home Decor board, if you are interested in seeing the results, click here.

After a wonderful trip to New York to visit family in March, I returned with some great photo reference for a cityscape series. My goal is to complete 10 - 12 large paintings for my exhibition in December of this year, four of them being NY city scenes. It has been quite an adjustment to go from the smaller format that I have become comfortable with, to this latest painting, which is 24" x 24". I am not quite done with the figures in this one, but I am getting close. I welcome any constructive criticism - please.

Other news - my "Between Shifts" painting was accepted into the Cary Small Works show, and sold.

On My Easel

The last few days I have been working on a larger painting that is not finished, but I thought I would share it's progress as I complete it over the next week. This is the interior of a local cupcake shop, which is in keeping with my "Interior Views" theme for the month of February.

I typically start all of my paintings with a Burnt Sienna underpainting, working out the drawing and values. This time I used a grid, then added the drawing in paint, and lastly put in transparent blocks of color for the underpainting. I am hoping that the finished painting will result in more vibrant color and life. The inspiration for this approach came from listening to the Artists Helping Artist radio show that featured artist Hedi Moran . In the interview, Hedi describes how she lays in the underpainting with transparent colors, so I thought I would give it a shot. What do you think so far?

16" x 20"

Detail of underpainting