'Boathouse Reflections'

I finished the boathouse painting. I am very happy with the final piece! At the end, I worked hard on the reflections in the water. It looks vibrant and really takes me back to the park. If you ever get a chance to walk around Washington Park in Denver - do it. Its a great place to walk, roll or ride.

Progress!!

In addition to working on the boathouse, I worked up a storm on 'Ed's view' this week. I worked on mid-range values and refining the foreground shadow a little more. The view that recedes into the distance is looking good. I will do a little more refining and then the flag will be added to the green. At that point it will be ready for my client to view in person.

Boathouse Painting Progress

I worked on the boathouse again after taking some time away from it. I worked on smoothing out the water as well as adding mid-range values and highlights in the trees. I think its really coming together. I just love this old park!

More progress on Ed's View

This is essentially the third stage of this painting. I'm still working on the entire surface (except the sky for now) adding layers, defining trees and working on different tones of green to establish depth. I worked on establishing the foreground darks; using greys on the path shadow and dark greens on the grass shadow. There is still a lot to do but it starting to shape up. Future pictures will show more subtle changes.