mike thomas
salida pickup
I'm trying very hard to use large shapes and few details here. It's painted from my own photo reference. I was attracted to the dark shadow shapes and the truck's contrast to them when I took the photo. I knew it would make a good watercolor painting (if someone good painted it, that is :-)). I probably could have connected the dark shapes even more, but my left brain took over toward the end :-\.
I'm fairly happy with this, but the truck seems to pop out a little. Not sure what to do about that. I might glaze in another layer of burnt sienna across the truck and buildings to tie it in better with the buildings. Any ideas?
Ultramarine, Payne's Gray, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, and Light Red on a 9x12" Arches rough block. I used a 3/4" square brush for 90% of the painting, then a 1/4" square for the truck's grill, etc., and finally a rigger for the lines.
salida pickup
I'm trying very hard to use large shapes and few details here. It's painted from my own photo reference. I was attracted to the dark shadow shapes and the truck's contrast to them when I took the photo. I knew it would make a good watercolor painting (if someone good painted it, that is :-)). I probably could have connected the dark shapes even more, but my left brain took over toward the end :-\.
I'm fairly happy with this, but the truck seems to pop out a little. Not sure what to do about that. I might glaze in another layer of burnt sienna across the truck and buildings to tie it in better with the buildings. Any ideas?
Ultramarine, Payne's Gray, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, and Light Red on a 9x12" Arches rough block. I used a 3/4" square brush for 90% of the painting, then a 1/4" square for the truck's grill, etc., and finally a rigger for the lines.