I am currently working on a series of seascapes. Living on the coast of Maine is my inspiration.
Working from my sketch books, I have created my underpaintings in black and white acrylic. These underpaintings will serve as the foundations for my paintings.
There are five major components in a painting - inspiration, composition, shapes, tones and colors. In my underpaintings I have solved the problems of the first four components.
Now for component number five. I will now switch to oil paint to add the colors. This is the most time consuming and difficult step. It's very important to pick subjects that you know and understand. Subjects that you have studied under different light conditions. And you must understand color and all its variables.
Painting is complicated. Breaking it down into steps makes the process a bit easier - hopefully.
Tomorrow is a color day!
Celene
My Website - CeleneFarris.com
My eBay Store - eBay Store Celene Farris, Maine Artist
My Facebook Page - Facebook Celene Farris, Maine Artist
Email me - mail@CeleneFarris.com
