Work in Progress

I just started working on a little oil painting. There was a sale on canvas at Lee's Art Store so I bought six 8"x10" canvases to play with. I'm thinking about doing different scenes of Newport, and possibly selling them down there this summer. This painting is based on a picture that I took last Fourth of July:


In the original picture you can actually see my Dad's boat out on a mooring in the harbor. When I paint in the boats I'm going to pay extra attention to making sure the Sheila Ann stands out. This was the first underpainting:


I always love doing sunsets, especially the way the clouds capture and reflect the colors of the sky and sea. I paint the clouds with a palette knife so they have dimensionality and definition. This is the painting at the end of the second day of dabbling:


I haven't put too much time into this painting, maybe 3 hours altogether. It's a nice little diversion and should be finished up by next week.

Updates to come!