Here is the latest painting in the commuter series I'm working on. This is of one of the idling trolleys up at the 69th Street depot. I had great shadows that day and wanted to use them as movement in the picture.
Here is the drawing I did right on the canvas before I started the painting. Since I was working from a series of photos I wanted to compensate for the slight distortion of the camera's lens, though sometimes that can be a fun element to play with. Once I feel confident about the planning and drawing of the image I feel really confident about painting straight ahead and taking liberties and having fun. I know FUN is a bad word for many painters.
3 comments:
Mike,
This is beautifully executed!
I specially loved the final result.
Regards,
Wow! That is breathtaking. The shadows are amazing.
Thanks guys, I love those long shadows too they move the eye but also give you lots of opportunity to deal with making them interesting color wise.
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