Only Worked on One of the Three Today

This is where I left off on this painting the other day.  I needed to wait before I could add anymore to this.  The others as well but, there was just time to give one painting and this is what I worked on.

As it grew we leave off today with this.

Today I worked with oil thinned with turpentine.  Adding some depth. 

Beginning to take some shape.

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New Work Continues to Grow

The three abstracts ended here yesterday.

After adding several thin layers, I am required to end here.  So the paint will set up to accept the next layers.

I am using oils and cold wax for this series.

Still an ugly stage but taking shape.

All three themes are for creeks on the prairie of South Dakota.

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As Three Small Paintings Begin

Three small South Dakota nature paintings have begun.  
Each has waterways.
1. Is the edge of a small creek.
2.  Shows the windings of a creek
3.  Is the pool of a creek.

We are at the ugly stage.

As the layers build some definition starts.

These paintings are being prepared for the gallery’s new season.

I hope you stay tuned, to see what develops.

This Could Be The One.

Beginning the session here.

Adding more dark as a brown.

Decided a bit more definition is needed.

I have ended here.

I think I am done.

Understand please 
All the painting throughout the tread of this post are progressive sessions of the same painting

This final image
Is
The painting.

Now the decision is on the client.

Keep
Or
Discard 

We shall see.

Thank you for watching along.

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Getting Closer

This is where we begin today.

There are scribbles and scratches embedded within each layer that the pictures do not pick up.

Yesterday we left this too much on the light side so mor darks are introduced.

Pushing in more lights.

This is where I left it today.

I am almost there.

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As Some Dense Areas Begin

This is where we left off.

The clouds are surreal.

The picture isn’t showing how many colors are introduced.

I am going back and layering back in dark.

There is also a lot of texture within.

The next picture will show a clip of that.

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I really appreciate you do.

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Where I am beginning today.

The first step of foggy cloud obscurity.  Oil paint and wax. Brayers and deli paper and scribe.

Adding.

Still adding.

Where it ends today.  This much needs to set up.

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As it Grows Towards the Next Phase

This is where I began today.  

I added some highlights for a bit of contrast.

Then softened some of the crevices.
If it is set up enough we are moving on tomorrow and a lot of this will be gone.

Stay tuned.
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More Washes and Another Hue

This is where I began today.  Still adding darks.

After lots of thin dark washes, I added a blue hue to the sky area.

It’s growing 😃
It is directing me to a night sky.


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More Washes and an Added Hue

Many additional thin grey washes were added.  I need to go slow to dry in between layers.

Then let’s introduce another hue, some green.

Soon some obscuring will begin and texturing.

This is how I left it today.

Thank you for following along.  I am enjoying this process, hope you are!

Thin Thin Really Thin Washes as This Slowly Builds

Earlier today I added some bright washes to help define some shapes.

After lots and lots of really thin washes of gray we are beginning to see some changes beginning at the top and moving over the boulders.

This is where I have ended for today.

Thank you for following along in this abstract journey.

Laying in a few lines

I begin by just laying some paint on the canvas.  It isn’t really important the color I begin with, as most likely none of it will be here by the time I am finished.

I am inspired by the black hills of Custer Park.
So some shapes begin to appear as well as other marks.
Remember, this is an abstract, so some of what I begin might remain and some may not.

How I ended today.

Working in oils and cold wax, on canvas.
A nature inspired abstract.
We are just beginning and have a long way to go.  
Follow along and enjoy the process.
Thank you.

Beginning A Large Painting 3ft by 5ft

A few weeks ago a young couple came into the Stagecoach Gallery and were inquiring on commissioning a large painting.

Huge smiles from me, because a ‘young’ couple
Young! ... are interested in original painted work.

Do you have information for me about what you would like painted?  No.
Hmmmm
Well no is pretty broad, let’s break this down.

Our young lady has definite thoughts, a LOT different from our young fella.
Let the melding begin.

From our back and forth conversation and image referencing I concluded, a limited bold but muted, hazy palette.
Heavy on grey and white with touches of black.
For our young lady as her bold personality speaks she desires bold images, while our young man seeks calm.

Our first agreement is nature inspired.

Keeping with this bold personality feel, we consider abstract.
After image referencing, this becomes the preferred of our young man, this style brings him peace.
This style with strong boldness brings our young lady the huge personality she is seeking for her wall.

Our conclusion:  a nature inspired abstract!

We live with amazing venues of bold nature.
I love the inspiration from our states (South Dakota),  Black Hills.
Seems that so do they.

Black Hills Abstract coming to our future.

Stay tuned!