Painting

Good Evening,

I made a promise to myself while I was up in Maine on vacation that this amazing inspiration would not go to waste. And tonight I started to make good on that promise. Thanks to J for cleaning our studio/office I was able to feel comfortable to get something started.

This is the under painting of a shot I had taken while coming back from Isleford. It's a typical 2 man lobster boat heading towards Little Cranberry Island as the sun hides behind the mountains. This won't be a sepia piece. It's just the tonal under painting that I will begin to layer and glaze over to build up color when it's dry (oil might take a few days since my liquin bottle from college wouldn't open). It's on a gallery style canvas.

The shot is pretty rough since I'm getting used to the lighting in my studio for painting. I'll likely have to make some changes to the bulbs or the source. An occasional glare was annoying but I look forward to working out the kinks as I get back to painting and hopefully filling the house up with work.

I already have 2-3 more painting lined up after this (in my head)... One at a time though. One image on my friend George's website I though might be a fun piece to paint.

I will admit. It's hard to shut off the Art Director mind that I've had for 8+ years. I need to relax and not look ahead but just enjoy the piece and explore where it might go and take me.

Until the next post!