
Living Room: Finished and Drawing Fundamentals
I’ve finished my Living Room painting and I’m very happy with how it turned out, now it is time to work on the fundamentals.
THE DAILY ARTIST
I’ve finished my Living Room painting and I’m very happy with how it turned out, now it is time to work on the fundamentals.
I’m happy to say that I’m close to finishing this painting, just a couple more sessions.
Not only is the photograph out of focus but for this session my mind was out of focus also.
I struggling to find a good color to substitute for this pink bag that is in the foreground of the photograph.
I’m enjoying painting the multitude of different textures and today I went from a wood floor to a glass top.
I had a lot of fun painting a simple grocery bag for this session.
For this session I paint a cat carrier and I think about the truth of everything.
I’ve finished the table this session and I’ hope all the lines are straight enough.
I worked for an hour on a very small section because it’s important that I get this right.
Many times I wonder if I’m adding too much detail to this painting.
Even though some colors in this painting looking of high chrome they are all actually very close to gray.
Today I worked on refining my hand and some foreground elements.
Painting plaid pants is not the easiest thing to do, it takes a lot of focus.
I’m back to it today, trying to get more than an hour of work on this painting.
Today was one of those days where I really didn’t have the motivation to do more than the minimum.
I’ve spent two long session now just working on the fabric of my shirt.
When the day isn’t going well and I’m having a hard time just getting started, I concentrate on a small area to keep focus.
Tonight I spent 2 hours painting which is a great achievement as it has been a while since I could manage that much time in
I spent this whole session working on blending the top ceiling area of this painting.
In this session I’m trying to balance detail with distraction.
I spent this whole session on the phone with my brother while painting boxes.
I was thinking about doing a session with my gouache tree painting but, honestly I didn’t feel like it.
I find myself running out of things to write about as this painting is progressing slowly.
With the right music I’m able to enter into a deep focus while painting and I almost always have good results.
The portrait in this painting is so small that I’m having trouble painting it.
Today I’m starting the refinement of this painting.
I’m almost half way done with this painting, this is still just the block-in.
I repainted the suitcase. I didn’t like the gray that I made it.
I’m adjusting the original photo and removing all of the high chroma colors in the foreground.
I was going to start another painting in gouache but I couldn’t find a good subject.
While painting a ton of complex stuff today I realize my current lack of focus.
As I slowly complete this painting I have run across a color dilemma.
Another hour spent on this painting and in this session I have a dilemma on how to paint stripes.
I started off this session with a dark glaze over the entire background that was dry.
To bolster my motivation I’m not focusing on all the work it will take to finish this painting, I’m breaking it up into easier chunks.
I’m honestly not sure if I want to continue with this painting, I think it’s not working.
Similar to how Richard Schmid paints I start with detail in a spot and then begin branching out.
This is how I prefer to begin a painting, with as much details as possible with the first strokes.
I’ve realized that I don’t like starting with washes or general block-ins.
The clutter is intentional, it’s part of our lives, and I’m interested in getting lost within it.
I’m focusing on drawing and value now with the addition of lighter gesso.
I’m working further on the drawing refinement for this session, trying to get as much laid out before painting.
For the next few sessions I will be refining the drawing for this painting.