This is the final on my Van Gogh Chair for the Salvage Art Auction, a charity for Habitat for Humanity. I added the sunflowers as the last. i wasn’t really sure how I wanted to to do that part. I put a tough coat of Urethane Varnish on the chair this morning. It put a nice gloss on it.

I painted the seat. It’s not simple to paint in someone elses manor. It’s easy not except the way he did this or that, in favor of your own instincts, especially in an abstracted scene. I’m on the home stretch now.

I’ve left more of the faux wood finish showing than I thought it ties everything together and it’s not as busy that way.

I finished the bottom spindles of the chair. I’ve been using acrylics, and have not had a problem with the quick drying time. Having the underpainting of faux wood has been a plus. It ties it all together and I haven’t had to fill every nook and cranny, and there are lots of them. The brushstrokes are fun to do. I can’t wait to do the seat!

Here is the underpainting for my Salvage Art Chair, the main coat will have lots of brush strokes in many colors. So, I wanted a somewhat neutral underpainting in order that every spot will not have to be filled, but most of it may be coverd up. It is much like the underpainting I do for my paintings.I painted it a bright yellow. Sanded to white some of the open areas. Then a transparent glazing coat of burnt sienna on top. It has a wood grain appearance.