{"id":4651,"date":"2017-07-29T07:54:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T14:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winifredsgallery.com\/?p=4651"},"modified":"2021-04-18T16:13:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T23:13:12","slug":"three-friends-walking-traditional-oil-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winifredsgallery.com\/?p=4651","title":{"rendered":"Three Friends Walking – Traditional Oil Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"

This has been a fun and challenging week of Painting.  I have painted so much that I’ve gone through a couple tubes of oil paint at this point – but that’s what it will take. <\/p>\n

I took photos prolifically, while in Italy.  I thought it adorable when I saw these three ladies walking. Actually, there was a fourth, as you can see in the reference photo, but I found her distracting. I also found the wall\/garage door, in front of them distracting also.  I knew I would have to to develop a more interesting and creative environment.  In my first attempt to do this, as you can see in the tonal sketch at the bottom, I painted a wall of square columns – somewhat replicating the right side of the photo.  That didn’t work. Ideally, the design of the painting would be determined in the initial sketch phase – certainly by the time the tonal sketch is done – but sometimes, I just haven’t figured it out – and keep going. This is not the best approach.<\/p>\n

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Ultimately I decided on a textured side of a building and a curved doorway.  I went with that idea. Still, what to put in front of them.  I didn’t know for the longest.  I rather enjoyed the ethereal look of “space”.  Finally, I envisioned it as an open landscape – leaving it largely to your imagination.  I could play with interesting color for a sky and create just a hint of a horizon line.  I would allow the painting  to maintain these few and simple elements – resting on Interesting light, shadow and color. I’m making baby steps with my oil painting and so long as I do, I hope to progress.<\/p>\n

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Reference Photo ( hemmed in by their environment)<\/p>\n

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Tonal Value Sketch –  a great way to see what doesn’t work!<\/p>\n

Thank you for visiting my Blog!  Another post will be coming  quickly – colorful buildings, boats and a canal in Murano, Italy – many many boats!!  I never painted so many boats before!  Winifred<\/p>\n

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