Warm vs. Cold WIP

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I love color!!! Today, I’m doing an experiment with warm and cold underpaintings. The first is Cobalt Blue with gesso, and the second is Cadmium Red with a little Burnt Sienna. The grayscale photo shows they are of the same tone. I will paint the same lilly pads with flower on each. Hopefully I can post at least one of them later today.

Thunderheads 1 and 2

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This is the first one I started yesterday.

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And this the second, I did because I noticed my paint was thinner on the first one. I decided to try it again with my palette that had the thicker paint.
Both 6″x 8″ Canvas Board

Which one do you like better and why?

Bigger Blood Orange Painting

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I decided to do a bigger painting of this for “The Red Show” Exhibit. 9″x12″x1.5″ I used a Red underpainting for this one. I’ve been wanting to try this. I’m going to do it more often now.

Study for Mural of Heaven WIP

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This is a study for a mural of heaven, I’m painting for St. Thomas More Parish. The mural will be painted with acrylics 8.5’x 24.5′. The study is 8.5″x 24″. I will be posting more images as it progresses. I’m considering recording a time lapse of the mural being painted.

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A close up of the left half.

Palette Knife Painting

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Playing with acrylic on a palette knife, and painting what landscape I see in my head. I’m getting adjusted to the feel of it! It’s great fun! I’m going to experiment with oils and palette knife soon and compare the results. 8×10″ canvas, landscape painted around the edges.