Friday 22 June 2012

Work in Progress


I started a new painting this week, for me a large canvas 30" x 24" using Atelier Interactive Acrylics -
First I  decided  it would be a Landscape - having taken a lot of photos on our recent trip to Dartmoor, of course, it wasn't too difficult to decide that would be my inspiration.  Sketching out an idea of how I wanted it along with my photo references.....

-  making a mental note to make sure the actual painting didn't look like a face!!! -
(take a close look at this sketch and you'll see why I thought that)
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Step 1 -  was to prepare said canvas with a coat of white gesso - When that was dry I gave it a coat of
    Burnt Sienna (slightly watered down) to take the starkness away from the white canvas staring at me!...



When that was dry

Step 2  - was to put in some Pthalo Blue for the sky and Titanium White for the clouds... 



Step 3 - Putting in the distant hills and start adding the foreground.   (The cloud shadows
   were a mix of  Burnt Sienna and Ultramarine Blue)...




Step 4 - Adding the river, which was a repeat of the sky colours - plus adjusting various parts of the sky as I went along...




Step 5 -  This is where I started developing the banks on either side of the river...






















Step 6 - Where I am now, having added more to the foreground and placed some rocks in the river...




I will leave it alone for a few days, may be even longer, let it settle down and come back to it with a clearer idea of where I go from here.  Hope you have enjoyed seeing the Work in Progress so far.


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63 comments:

Pat said...

Looking very good so far, Ann! xx

Anonymous said...

This is beautiful and it's so interesting to see the step by step as you progress. I always love to hear artists mention the actual colours they use although it makes me feel like a fraud as I don't think I even know the names of the paints - I just mix them around until I get the colour I want!!

Lisabella Russo said...

I love this! It's so beautiful already, I really enjoyed your work in progress process.

Judy said...

Wow that is certainly a large canvas! Of course you had an overdose of inspiration in Dartmoor! I love to see the steps, I like it so far!

Unknown said...

We really liked seeing it develop and what a beautiful picture. Have a great Friday.
Best wishes Molly

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Pat - fingers crossed it will continue:)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks for stopping by Pointy Pix - I know what you mean about mixing paints, sometimes I just pick up tubes and mix, if the colour I want appears I use it:)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Evelin:)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Lisa - glad you stopped by.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Exactly Judy!... with Dartmoor so much on my mind I thought I better use it.
I only wish my camera would take the pictures of the canvas better, more detail in the banks should have shown up, but oh well, sometimes we have to grin and bear it.

CJ Kennedy said...

Thanks for the peek into your studio. There's a fascination to see how others work, where their ideas and inspiration come from.

carol l mckenna said...

Your work is always exquisite ~ this one is beautiful and well planned (I could see the face) and your follow through is divine ~thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Molly - have a great day yourself.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks CJ - I love seeing how others work too.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks for the lovely compliment Carol - glad you could see the face too! It is so easy to get faces into things if you're not careful, it's usually Rocks with me, I always seem to get faces in them...lol.

jywheeler said...

It was fun to watch the piece take shape. I hope you will put a final photo in when you are finished because I have a feeling you will be tweeking it along the way.

ann @ studiohyde said...

That's right Joann, I will be tweaking. Hopefully not too much though and yes I will post the completed painting.

Carolyn Dube said...

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing how it developed!!!

Robin Panzer Art said...

I truly enjoyed seeing your process, a beautiful painting!

Joan Tavolott said...

Beautiful! I like seeing your steps as you develop it!!

Abela said...

Yes, I've enjoyed and much, I love to see the work of painters gold method, thanks for sharing with us, will wait until or have finished. Saludos

WrightStuff said...

I loved seeing the work in progress - a magical transformation before my very eyes. Wonderful!

Christine said...

beautiful so far, thanks for showing your process!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thank you Carolyn, Robin Panzer Art, Joan T, La Abela, WrightStuff and
Christine - I really appreciate you stopping by:)

Marji said...

I really like seeing how you put a painting together. Nicely started and it looks like you are on track for a beauty! Happy PPF

Lynn Cohen said...

Absolutely YES, I enjoy seeing how you do this...you certainly know how to bring a canvas alive! Thank you Ann for sharing your process here. One can learn a great deal from watching you paint. It is already a beautiful piece of art.
HPPF too!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Marji :)

Thanks Lynn:)

minnemie said...

I just love to see and read about your process. I struggle with acrylics, but just watching this has given me some insights that I knew not before! Do share when you are completely done, please!

TinaW said...

This is really beautiful! Thank you for showing us your work as you go - I love seeing it progress.

ann @ studiohyde said...

I hope this will encourage you to give acrylics a go Minnemie. Bear in mind I used the Atelier Interactive Acrylics by Chrome. They blend and when the paint dries you can spray with clear water, they reactivate and you continue as though they have never dried in the first place. Makes life very easy. But I would say practise and practise with them, and most of all have fun.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Tina - I will show the completed painting when I have finished it.

Unknown said...

OMG!!! Beautiful, beautiful work!!! You made it look so easy to paint landscapes, I'm really bad at that. Thank you for the step by step. Excellent job!!!

Caitlyn (ladyphlogiston) said...

This is beautiful! And I like that you mention which colors you use - it's cool to see how other artists get the effect they want

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Nora...I struggled with landscapes at one time, but just kept going at it and found the method that worked for me. So keep at it and don't give in I'd say:)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Caitlyn - I usually try to mention the colours as it often helps others with ideas - glad you like it.

Mary C. Nasser said...

Gorgeous work in progress! Especially love how you developed the banks in the painting!
How wonderful to work from vacation photos you took!
♥♥♥
Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art

robin cox walsh said...

One word....AMAZING!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Many thanks Mary.....yes working from photos you have personally taken can help so much.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Robin - my muse was in a good mood:)

Debbie said...

this is so wonderful! i'm glad i found your blog through PPF!

Sabina said...

Wow, your shading is quite masterful. I really love what you did with the river and the clouds look photographic.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Glad you dropped by Debbie...I'm your new follower too..yay.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks so much Sabina - the clouds were slow to develop at first but suddenly came together....thank goodness:)

Karen Smithey said...

I love seeing the progression of a painting like this! Thanks so much for sharing it!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Karen - glad you enjoyed it:)

Maria Emilia Moreira said...

Anns, boa noite!
Fiquei encantada a seguir o seu trabalho passo a passo.O resultado final é muito bom.Acho fantástica essa forma de partilhar todos os momentos da sua pintura. Um grande abraço.
M. Emília

Cris, Artist in Oregon said...

I love watching others paint something. This is going to be a wonderful painting when you finish it. Thanks for your nice comment on my blog. Our lovely warm weather went south for a few days.. its been pouring for two days. Happy PPF.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thank you very much Maria - so glad you enjoyed the step by step process.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thank you Cris - sorry to hear your warm weather travelled south, hope the rain has now stopped. It has stopped here, at least for a day, we live in hope of a Summer of warm sunny days to come:)

Shammickite said...

This is really EXCITING! It's like one of those cliffhanger serials where you are sitting in the edge of your seat waiting for the next episode!! I love the story so far.
PS I was at a yard sale on Saturday and found a little tiny dish made by C H Brannam pottery in Barnstaple.... only 25 cents. Bargoooon!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Glad you like it Shammickite, I'll do another post in a week or so when hopefully I will have done some more to it. I always think it is best to leave things a while and go back to them with fresh eyes. Amazing you found a Brannam Pottery item over there, it had certainly travelled a long way.

Daniele Valois said...

wow, you're really a talented painter!

Shammickite said...

I have a couple of large Brannam items that I'm very fond of. One is a dish that looks like a dragon (extremely ugly but I love it) and the other one is a black cow milk jug.... you know the kind. Tip it up and milk comes out of the cow's mouth. I may have to do a blog about them.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Oh definitely do a blog about them, I'd love to see it.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thank you very much Daniele:)

K Marie Peikert said...

Wonderful sky Ann. I like the steps and thought process. I have never used interactive acrylic, must give them a try. I look forward to seeing your painting when it is complete.

deeplyrootedinbeing said...

OMG! Gorgeous sky!! Love it!! Great job Ann!!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Karen - do give the Interactives Acrylics a try, they are great for blending and, if you enjoy oils, they are particularly good as they work in a similar way. They dry quicker than oils, and they are easy to clean up.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks so much Belinda:)

Jane said...

Absolutely interesting to see your procedure...I enjoy and learn !

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Jane:)

Gloria j Zucaro said...

So great to see your process,Ann. After a year and a half of very small paintings, I am wishing to do some larger landscapes, too. But until I get three rooms(small)of paintings organized or gotten rid of, I have no where to put a large canvas.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Gloria, glad you have stopped by. Hope you get to do a large canvas soon, so nice to use arm movements rather than just hand.