My birthday was a few days ago. My sister-in-law and best friend, decided that she was going to hang out with me all day and have me teach her to paint. It was a really fun. I wasn’t sure I could talk anyone through a painting, but I feel like I did a good job and she did an excellent job, especially considering she doesn’t paint. I’ve been wanting to paint with someone for a while because I find it so relaxing and fun and wanted to share that experience.
Trying to explain a technique and the reason behind it to another person is a good activity to conciously think about what I’m doing and why. That isn’t something that I normally analize and think about so it was refreshing.
Despite a long, but very fun painting session, I still didn’t manage to finish a painting. I have one that is relatively close that I’m having a hard time with and two others that are started. I also have the second installment in my portrait series started. I haven’t worked on it much, but I’m getting excited about seeing it progress.
I don’t do underpaintings for landscapes. I just start slapping on paint. With portraits, I try to get a good likeness using raw umber and turpentine before moving on. This is only the third portrait I’ve done ever so it’s still a very difficult process for me. My second portrait isn’t a true likeness yet, but I will continue to chip away at it.
Read more about the Cloud #15 painting:
Read more about the Cloud #16 painting:
Part 2 – Current Works in Progress
Part 3 – More Progress and the Liebster Award
Part 4 – Pasagshack Beach Sunset #2
Read more about the Cloud #17 painting:
Part 2 – Current Works in Progress
Part 4 – Fisher Towers Update #4
Read more about Portrait #2:
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 1
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 2
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 3
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 4
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 5
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 6
Painting with friends is lovely, not something I get a chance to do very often! I’m seriously impressed with your portrait skills!
I’m definitely going to try to paint with friends a lot more. It’s a blast! Thank you! Portraits are a real challenge, but in a good way.
Clouds are hard! I really like what you’ve achieved in #16 and #17. Happy belated birthday.
They really are! I’m forcing myself to paint them over and over so I can get better at them. I’m really happy with where 16 & 17 are headed. And thank you for the birthday wishes!
Nice start on the portrait. Check the eyes though. They’re on different levels and seem different in size.
Thank you. I scrubbed off the right eye since that picture was taken because I noticed the same problems and haven’t painted it back in yet.
Happy Birthday. Love all the paintings! 🙂
Thank you 🙂