Boat Channel II

Acrylic on gessoed Masonite - 20x16

This painting represents a new direction for me in a number of ways. It is in acrylic which I have done before, but it is with larger brushes. I have kept to a limited pallet - cadmium yellow med. cadmium orange, permanent rose, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, ultramarine violet, burnt umber, and white.

I have deliberately exaggerated the forms, limited the color and detail, and focused on shapes and glazes to define the scene.

I am going to give this piece a rest for a few days before I sign it and put it away.

Boat Channel II

Acrylic, 20x16 Masonite

I started another effort at the Boat Channel - larger work on gessoed Masonite.

I want to track and document my progress. The first image shows the undercoat of ultramarine purple and permanent rose. The basic forms - the deepest values - have been sketched in using burnt umber.

The sky was added using ultramarine blue, phthalo blue red shade and white. I like the way the undercoat shows through, and I think I will leave that alone. It seems to add "sparkle" and interest to the sky.