Long Shadows 1-3 - Three Works in Progress

It is cold day 18F (-8C) with the wind chill making it feel like 3F (-16C) and we are expected to receive another 2" (5cm) of snow.

I thought it fitting to work on a couple of snow scenes that I had started a few years ago (see post on 30 November 2013).















Long Shadows 1

I decided to work on all three of these pieces at the same time, beginning with the sky.















Long Shadows 2

I used various mixes of Antwerp blue and French ultramarine blue to brush in the sky, keeping it darker at the top and gradually lightening it toward the bottom.















Long Shadows 2

Before I could start putting in some of the shadows on the snow I had unexpected company drop by to visit.

I will post each of these paintings at a later date as more work on them is completed.

Old and New - A Work in Progress

This is the other still life drawing I did earlier this month (see post on 13 December 2012) at KAGS.

It was a difficult composition to work with due to the many horizontals and verticals as well as oval shapes with lots of details.














I will post this picture at a later date once I have some of it painted.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.

Snow Shoes - A Work in Progress

There were many different components in today's still life display at KAGS. It had may long horizontals and verticals due to the set of ski jumping skis and cross country skis with poles. There were also many interesting shapes with  a pair of beaded Woodland moccasins, downhill boots, cross country boots and  two different kinds of snow shoes .

I did a drawing of the entire display as well as one of just the snow shoes and the beaded leather boots. It was the latter one chose to start painting on within the time I had left.

I will post this painting at a later date one more of it has been completed.