Play in Progress
Here are some progress shots of the painting that I'm currently playing on (I don't call it artwork because it's too much fun to create). The most recent shots are at the beginning, so just scroll to see how the painting came together. Click on the image to see a larger version.
FISHING BOAT IN A BOTTLE
IN FRONT OF THE ROCHER PERCE, GASPESIE.
March 5, 2020
The finished version!
March 4, 2020
Well, I was planning on painting the fishing boat next, but the #rocherpercé called to me, so I painted it and the sea and sky around it.
One ot the things I like about painting things to look like they're out of focus is how the viewers eye fills in so mich of the detail anyhow!
One ot the things I like about painting things to look like they're out of focus is how the viewers eye fills in so mich of the detail anyhow!
March 3, 2020
I hadn't planned on posting another progress shot today, but wanted to show how the neck of the bottle was turning out.
This particular boat in a bottle painting is a departure for me in that I actually took the source picture of the bottle on site as opposed to building it in Photoshop. There are subtle indications to demonstrate this, such as the reflection of the cobbles in the bottle, as well as the #rochepercée in the distorted interior.
This particular boat in a bottle painting is a departure for me in that I actually took the source picture of the bottle on site as opposed to building it in Photoshop. There are subtle indications to demonstrate this, such as the reflection of the cobbles in the bottle, as well as the #rochepercée in the distorted interior.
March 3, 2020
The rocks in the foreground are done! It's starting to look a lot more like the cobble stone beach in front of the #rochepercée that I was laying down on this past summer!
Now, onto the fishing boat and the bottle!
Now, onto the fishing boat and the bottle!
Feb 27, 2020
And that's the last of the big rocks in the foreground!
Feb 26, 2020
More rocks!
Just a few today because they were bigger and complicated to paint!
As I paint, I'm reminded of what it was like on the beach on the day I took the picture. Everytime the waves came in, thousands of cobble stones would click quietly against each other all around me. It was amazingly peaceful, especially since I pretty much had that area of the beach to myself since it's very difficult to walk on those stones!
Just a few today because they were bigger and complicated to paint!
As I paint, I'm reminded of what it was like on the beach on the day I took the picture. Everytime the waves came in, thousands of cobble stones would click quietly against each other all around me. It was amazingly peaceful, especially since I pretty much had that area of the beach to myself since it's very difficult to walk on those stones!
Feb 25, 2020
Ok, who had the bright idea to choose a reference image with water rushing over the cobble stones because "it looked neat?" Because that was a serious challenge even though it was seriously a lot of fun.
Feb 24, 2020
I've started painting my latest #boatinbottle variation, this one of a fishing boat in a bottle with the Roche Percee in the background.
The rocks in the foreground will be out of focus and also gleaming wet. It means that I'm using a liquid frisket more than usual, but it sure is making the pebbles gleam!
The rocks in the foreground will be out of focus and also gleaming wet. It means that I'm using a liquid frisket more than usual, but it sure is making the pebbles gleam!
Feb 22, 2020
... and the pencil play on my next ship-in-a-bottle painting has begun. Here's the preliminary sketch for the Roche Percee fishing boat.
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