Meh

I'm starting a honker! It's a commission and I think it's 30" by 40".  Not the biggest size of canvas out there but the biggest painting I've ever done and I'm really not prepared for it.

My easel is a lot to small for it. It sits at a tilt and blocks my little t.v. and pokes my sun blocker (i.e. grungy wool blanket thrown over the window) Here is a quick sketch. There isn't a whole lot of objects to this painting. Mainly clouds a cow and grass. It took me 2 whole days to work up the courage to start. Blank white canvas are intimidating specially when you have to stand on a chair to reach the top.

 

 

Blocked in the darker shapes with Ultra marine blue, Burnt sienna

 

Free handed in some clouds

 

I decided I didn't want to do it just the same color as the picture so I'm making it a sunset scene so I gooped Cad red light and mixed in with the blue and brown. everything will need to have cad red mixed into it.

 

I also decided never leave your paintings on the initial start with any white left. Doesn't matter if your not sure what needs to go in a place just block it in with color. White is scary and it makes it harder to start back up.  Just like it was hard for me to start on a white canvas. They say you can cover it in a earthy tone like Yellow Orche before making any kind of start but I like to skip that part and just make sure I get rid of all the white. Also these are the very undercolors, they look kinda muddy and gunky and grayish. But the "cleaner" your colors are the more they stand out. So you need the grungy and cleaner contrast. Tommorrow i'll start cleaning up the clouds and maybe? finish them or at least most of them.

 

 

Oh I also got my first batch of magnets to Rocking Rudy's in Missoula. (yey) if your there check them out! Thanks everyone have a great night.