tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63325928234956467292024-03-17T09:12:32.873-07:00Mark Harrison's Art BlogMark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-44392496044825227842024-03-17T09:11:00.000-07:002024-03-17T09:11:49.512-07:00The Outsider<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy5e8S5DCxT3t_hs8FBMsnyGjOWpZ1jytIYZ2Cec7Mlg6yI6QjeF6JuLnzAhP9PXvHC_UZ8Y93i8CPlq148_uU1arWuP3tbTlZGcfEsMeGgemtfxF5ZtUcfUbGa4N2UbzfT91tihPFpxMRGE334T0b5Bu3aD6PQYtdSONNwG9wopfoJums6OKCf4wNs2w/s1049/The%20Outsider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="1049" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy5e8S5DCxT3t_hs8FBMsnyGjOWpZ1jytIYZ2Cec7Mlg6yI6QjeF6JuLnzAhP9PXvHC_UZ8Y93i8CPlq148_uU1arWuP3tbTlZGcfEsMeGgemtfxF5ZtUcfUbGa4N2UbzfT91tihPFpxMRGE334T0b5Bu3aD6PQYtdSONNwG9wopfoJums6OKCf4wNs2w/s320/The%20Outsider.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This is the fifth in my new series that has a working title of "Point Of Light". <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A modest house on a well kept plot sits on a ridge amidst a poor neighborhood near a derelict petrol (gas) station, in the background is a distant brightly lit city skyline. The person/people that lives here seems comfortable to live away from the conventional norms of modern life represented by the glittering city and quietly get on with the way they want to live albeit in possibly reduced circumstances - a price they are happy to pay.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Each painting in this series is designed to make the most of the elongated panoramic format and I always saw this one in my mind as three horizontal strips, the night sky, the glittering city and the dark foreground. I think the next one will be connected to water, maybe a lake or the sea..... or maybe reflections in puddles.....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Oil on canvas 39" x 16". I always give the canvas three extra coats of gesso sanding down between coats to fill in the weave a bit so that it is nearer to my preferred painting support of linen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a step-by-step progress through this painting in previous posts on this blog.</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-29988280105426608742024-03-14T10:33:00.000-07:002024-03-14T10:33:07.190-07:00The Outsider - stage 7<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAanps9_iVMQftBzItx0Wx4V-00PKmDY2uEPI1sVdemnJHT5x5yVmszY_e4_HSNHV9T5LmmjjSVhrSbQuVY4ItTf6Xe_5_rdRXZXmSDCKzM-uMvnHjBJR-0X6lnwQhi95kP0ABKn1P14dKxqyuoDjfrTr3Coqk_CkxYesGDBmA9digKj6sWNLdruGp493Y/s765/The%20Outsider%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAanps9_iVMQftBzItx0Wx4V-00PKmDY2uEPI1sVdemnJHT5x5yVmszY_e4_HSNHV9T5LmmjjSVhrSbQuVY4ItTf6Xe_5_rdRXZXmSDCKzM-uMvnHjBJR-0X6lnwQhi95kP0ABKn1P14dKxqyuoDjfrTr3Coqk_CkxYesGDBmA9digKj6sWNLdruGp493Y/s320/The%20Outsider%207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I think I have put in enough on the left side of the foreground and have made a start on the foreground road. With a bit of luck I should finish it tomorrow..... maybe I will tweak the broken paving on the abandoned gas station tomorrow too...<br /><p></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-87309297734684824462024-03-13T10:19:00.000-07:002024-03-13T10:19:54.400-07:00The Outsider - stage 6<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfJQrXchV_XwO_xtCHzU_XPJgGBLmXTnFcn1o42UI9H_8btqY3lWHGTp4a7rJlC92HJOuK6-T907ddwv3LT4CFOHbzIM7odhNKjsJvCO4eDVeTvltgZBPK0YF23O5-fhhAqeKyJhEp_t7NL8ZygErw3MIM1LMD1I2N_FKozeW3zAQz31EMnSkCa6O4ra9/s765/The%20Outsider%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfJQrXchV_XwO_xtCHzU_XPJgGBLmXTnFcn1o42UI9H_8btqY3lWHGTp4a7rJlC92HJOuK6-T907ddwv3LT4CFOHbzIM7odhNKjsJvCO4eDVeTvltgZBPK0YF23O5-fhhAqeKyJhEp_t7NL8ZygErw3MIM1LMD1I2N_FKozeW3zAQz31EMnSkCa6O4ra9/s320/The%20Outsider%206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> When will I learn my lesson? I have struggled again with the foreground area left of centre because I hadn't really worked out what was going there. Now I like to wing it and make things up as I go along but I must remember to do that only after at least deciding the objects going in there... then I'm free to improvise. Anyway after a few hours of going nowhere I decided to put in a derelict petrol station as the line between the foreground and background needs to be broken up. Other assorted posts and buildings will go in tomorrow.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">New colours used: Chromium Green and Manganese Violet.</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-36480046605236069792024-03-11T10:38:00.000-07:002024-03-11T10:38:28.884-07:00The Outsider - stage 5<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlskxWs6KyQxyB_p-QUhwD4e6NZaP2tWq7FHv-pT_y5BdmY0kNVH9mhMadHQp4mwgCwIQPTZQ2S2tjH086KVyle5Rq8ZM0BRVKxa54cC01lLkI7hUEABKV6dQmWf0CLEAq1JjbK3eSXpfS0sC8wClpqmlwyU4o1x3Us-9Bb3sjoaX6UZGPXiYRjfh-B7_b/s765/The%20Outsider%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlskxWs6KyQxyB_p-QUhwD4e6NZaP2tWq7FHv-pT_y5BdmY0kNVH9mhMadHQp4mwgCwIQPTZQ2S2tjH086KVyle5Rq8ZM0BRVKxa54cC01lLkI7hUEABKV6dQmWf0CLEAq1JjbK3eSXpfS0sC8wClpqmlwyU4o1x3Us-9Bb3sjoaX6UZGPXiYRjfh-B7_b/s320/The%20Outsider%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Leaving the sky alone and see if it looks alright later on. Have made a start on the distant city skyline but stopped before I finished the right side as I will look at it tomorrow morning over my breakfast coffee to evaluate if it is going OK.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">New colours used: Brilliant Pink and Manganese Blue Hue.</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-54184956377642971142024-03-10T10:31:00.000-07:002024-03-10T10:31:47.713-07:00The Outsoder - stage 4<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHoUsAJ9VGmMrNFnXYI2gnAb-sA7-63Xk-b-msw6IYxn4uaXi87VYrAxQXbEpkUBPKLciRSXttFt17runUVsRZuQ0ocEF-si8YdftRWto5Zi-Sz5_bPnWSQvCBnl_hc0WMCXmUMdpcuQXWXcIS3oYu1-OBEXapcEekWPUg5NfrW7Nihh1woLg0WspcxuS/s765/The%20Outsider%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHoUsAJ9VGmMrNFnXYI2gnAb-sA7-63Xk-b-msw6IYxn4uaXi87VYrAxQXbEpkUBPKLciRSXttFt17runUVsRZuQ0ocEF-si8YdftRWto5Zi-Sz5_bPnWSQvCBnl_hc0WMCXmUMdpcuQXWXcIS3oYu1-OBEXapcEekWPUg5NfrW7Nihh1woLg0WspcxuS/s320/The%20Outsider%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> More work on the sky today trying to get it right and ready for the lights of the big city to go in with lots of subtle changes...let's hope it looks good enough tomorrow morning so that I can start on the city...eventually.<br /><p></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-10371365526761390772024-03-09T09:16:00.000-08:002024-03-09T09:16:04.176-08:00The Outsider - stage 3<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8kIix_kQJgs26WAv69ex9hjirr8JOOiYeqmRlCvYENxxBsLJ2n7Rd3r4II0hEqXJGigTjrsPU9JXjtSUpRrCxQMzmBFITj5WUDQvDYSg_rP1F8jCV9pfZ30eXoMIRlu6uF1Yf6aG_95q5veVy_4ZXUUi5Ok2pgSTcC2x1na9EF4RKiS2aQfx5oumMKn7/s765/The%20Outsider%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8kIix_kQJgs26WAv69ex9hjirr8JOOiYeqmRlCvYENxxBsLJ2n7Rd3r4II0hEqXJGigTjrsPU9JXjtSUpRrCxQMzmBFITj5WUDQvDYSg_rP1F8jCV9pfZ30eXoMIRlu6uF1Yf6aG_95q5veVy_4ZXUUi5Ok2pgSTcC2x1na9EF4RKiS2aQfx5oumMKn7/s320/The%20Outsider%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Actually it's really stage 4 as I forgot to post the first colour pass on the sky... so this is the second colour pass on the sky. I have some reference for the sky but I have largely ignored it and am making it up as I go along. I have mostly used a rag to paint the sky and am just starting to use a brush on it. I think it's on it's way but will need at least another colour pass tomorrow before the sky is finished. Then on to the city lights...<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Colours used so far: Phthalocyanine Blue, Phthalocyanine Green, Cobalt Teal, Permanent Orange, Naples Yellow Reddish Extra, Lead Tin Yellow Lemon and Warm White.</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-31298049695145922822024-03-06T09:16:00.000-08:002024-03-06T09:16:39.026-08:00The Outsider - stage 2<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXF3-PZpMJ6Yff74tURdVDT4rNstKXpuKsLqOVhzXsCByc9OtfUkTP5qSCFAIxxFGhpRnMD8o9e3GFbDpWHkHzRUHzPmu8yz-S3NFvYZ98l98nomhUZR5j6ghvWD0Ckt4xKlYHD97ApiuT9rqXE_MttPykc5vOJp6EvBL_cRKEJdo9HaEKb5pQzq6iokZ/s765/The%20Outsider%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXF3-PZpMJ6Yff74tURdVDT4rNstKXpuKsLqOVhzXsCByc9OtfUkTP5qSCFAIxxFGhpRnMD8o9e3GFbDpWHkHzRUHzPmu8yz-S3NFvYZ98l98nomhUZR5j6ghvWD0Ckt4xKlYHD97ApiuT9rqXE_MttPykc5vOJp6EvBL_cRKEJdo9HaEKb5pQzq6iokZ/s320/The%20Outsider%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Finished the initial tonal underpainting and hoping I have the scale of the distant city right - I can probably make the buildings bigger if I need to. I have a choice of colours of the sky, one based around pinks and oranges and the other with added desaturated blue/green. I will choose over tomorrow morning's breakfast coffee....<br /><p></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-83753438712416157602024-03-05T04:50:00.000-08:002024-03-05T04:50:44.728-08:00The Outsider - stage 1<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgana7y3VlK4nqsLXEsX7AybKBS69LIjVKpS1fTHA8vWLQLmyVs2h_tob6acjXAAGeikZKS42wHBegAxHwS4UxL5TYbD7-vClJ0bKWOBB2_QHYivkk563KuK-m_lPkwxUgoz_gzoVpQjEDkVvKJIb34eIqzvIkBGsS8f76z-OQzinvJxhFE_yC09bdtQZWY/s765/The%20Outsider%201a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgana7y3VlK4nqsLXEsX7AybKBS69LIjVKpS1fTHA8vWLQLmyVs2h_tob6acjXAAGeikZKS42wHBegAxHwS4UxL5TYbD7-vClJ0bKWOBB2_QHYivkk563KuK-m_lPkwxUgoz_gzoVpQjEDkVvKJIb34eIqzvIkBGsS8f76z-OQzinvJxhFE_yC09bdtQZWY/s320/The%20Outsider%201a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The next in the as yet unnamed series this one as I planned is an urban piece. All in this series try to make use of the panoramic format with this one having a city skyline running right across the picture, something you'll have to take my word for until I finish the tonal underpainting tomorrow. A well kept modest house sits on the edge of a big city surrounded by vacant lots and industrial buildings - whoever lives here have their own thing going as they quietly get on with it the way they want to live their lives....<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the first part of the tonal underpainting using my usual mix of Burnt Sienna and Dioxazine Purple thinned with Liquin and applied with flat brushes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Oil on canvas 39" x 16".</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-5149735694174477812024-02-29T04:18:00.000-08:002024-02-29T04:18:03.683-08:00The Safe House<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FOXJ9UFZNL2rBJSqr4aG_bOQ7PHhvF542rzz_0Y0_RbRXXvuRFNpFInv4iO8tOzZemUVD99DLfc_wh2WVg8ysqVK1ScRFe3Jiiz9Bxe3pGN9-e6fsSco4YpvGJGvZrBnH-XOfI3TuLEbkgen-HmB03bjewaG1pnQ0urfUAanW28930UfUnvkD7Du0ToF/s1049/The%20Safe%20House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="1049" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FOXJ9UFZNL2rBJSqr4aG_bOQ7PHhvF542rzz_0Y0_RbRXXvuRFNpFInv4iO8tOzZemUVD99DLfc_wh2WVg8ysqVK1ScRFe3Jiiz9Bxe3pGN9-e6fsSco4YpvGJGvZrBnH-XOfI3TuLEbkgen-HmB03bjewaG1pnQ0urfUAanW28930UfUnvkD7Du0ToF/s320/The%20Safe%20House.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The fourth in this as yet untitled series of metaphorical landscapes is set somewhere in an imaginary Kansas as I wanted a flat horizon with a house looking lonely and exposed in the vast featureless landscape. I wanted to paint something compositionally simple in contrast to the previous painting that was full of incident but this of course has it's own potential problems in that everything that is there must look right as the eye is not distracted by superficial detail. For some reason I kept thinking of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz...<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I spent a lot of time on the sky as due to it's dominance it had to look right and in the end deviated a lot from my original reference but I think it succeeds in looking rather threatening!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The next one will have an urban setting... <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Oil on canvas 39" x 16".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a step-by-step progress through this painting in previous posts on this blog.</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-73885314071040990942024-02-26T09:10:00.000-08:002024-02-26T09:10:51.240-08:00The Safe House - stage 5<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bJQs_xUpybz07Lo8fdyb81DYtqsN5c5gHxW40IoI_o7vd49xnMsmRpkEm-8LJc9f8ZrwAQEcuEYUK8FGBJE_HmjIfVcRLDIyNyjmjpoJYbbwi-r4bzsle4kv_d8pwr_OT-15k2QrWt7grIijoWtk6QNvl1lv-Lus8fPCvBezeRTxPzi78Ycrn5Fvb0S0/s765/The%20Safe%20House%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bJQs_xUpybz07Lo8fdyb81DYtqsN5c5gHxW40IoI_o7vd49xnMsmRpkEm-8LJc9f8ZrwAQEcuEYUK8FGBJE_HmjIfVcRLDIyNyjmjpoJYbbwi-r4bzsle4kv_d8pwr_OT-15k2QrWt7grIijoWtk6QNvl1lv-Lus8fPCvBezeRTxPzi78Ycrn5Fvb0S0/s320/The%20Safe%20House%206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> OK the sky is finished bar a few tweaks later on perhaps so I have roughed in the house (left all the windows at the moment as I haven't decided which one/s will have a light on) and made a start on the foreground Fall grassland. This will be the next tricky area, something simple in general shape will need still to look interesting....<br /><p></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-28594848127327385812024-02-24T09:22:00.000-08:002024-02-24T09:22:04.384-08:00The Safe House - stage 4<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOCYFTzAk5OxrWqpjP2idrUBTWzUBxoSWKUAD7KwAjtVYgyeNaaHZ0en740ow0dQs5a4zGEB9BRexrL5SecqGjlpDN91NvovYNcm8yyqo9TDoYXwc4ky0vBwgKcDH1m6Bzgm6txpEbxb0wBFuwNG3zdnSdm96vW9YZQjUT0Q3befagKT4tRXKB8NG99DZ/s765/The%20Safe%20House%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOCYFTzAk5OxrWqpjP2idrUBTWzUBxoSWKUAD7KwAjtVYgyeNaaHZ0en740ow0dQs5a4zGEB9BRexrL5SecqGjlpDN91NvovYNcm8yyqo9TDoYXwc4ky0vBwgKcDH1m6Bzgm6txpEbxb0wBFuwNG3zdnSdm96vW9YZQjUT0Q3befagKT4tRXKB8NG99DZ/s320/The%20Safe%20House%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I have deviated more and more from the original reference for the sky as time has gone along but at least it's getting nearer. The trouble with a simple composition is that everything in it has to be interesting and look right as there is no extraneous detail to distract the eye so it has been important to get the sky right. Just maybe I can finish it tomorrow...<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Colours used: Phthalocyanine Blue, Dioxazine Purple, Ultramarine Violet, Burnt Sienna, Permanent Orange, Naples Yellow Reddish-Extra, Cadmium Golden Yellow, Lead Tin Yellow Lemon, Warm Light Yellow and Warm White.</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-72939690660225792172024-02-24T09:09:00.000-08:002024-02-24T09:09:24.099-08:00Samui Fuyu sold<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnje2SgKVrJCAy01fGSDkSfW7SUBVJAkQSL5zo5lBTCEX6IxnDoj4mgR-OguQ9CCYf5RG3a0rzKsgRcWwn2Mm1NaNG7GO4qg1-l5Rx1YZmmW8WJBpIWt8M_XfV_mznYFtIA2ITEPLUNCk2ppZwCVqi6w9QzADw_WqURgXGwj32aVC8iQAFQhL4zsWlKglJ/s765/Samui%20Fuyu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="765" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnje2SgKVrJCAy01fGSDkSfW7SUBVJAkQSL5zo5lBTCEX6IxnDoj4mgR-OguQ9CCYf5RG3a0rzKsgRcWwn2Mm1NaNG7GO4qg1-l5Rx1YZmmW8WJBpIWt8M_XfV_mznYFtIA2ITEPLUNCk2ppZwCVqi6w9QzADw_WqURgXGwj32aVC8iQAFQhL4zsWlKglJ/s320/Samui%20Fuyu.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> "Samui Fuyu" was sold yesterday on Every Day Original, the first sale of '24.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Oil on fine cotton 16" x 12".</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-7578174313448848792024-02-22T09:40:00.000-08:002024-02-22T09:40:39.480-08:00The Safe House - stage 3<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInR6sp_TDCtJkPQIXEH0pEil1DjtZACjQORC1EehVw5louQYHfIDbvgPWrMlpEHVWc3LncshGX0T6xxweWvPcEYHvpO0zuT6VA6bNVGyMbmE_zmj8LCCnckcX3J8cmDBM2mm23aUZnEd70_e_ptbiY_2M6vaiM0u28vaq4r4bFetE7iuyX22Kf2HlIrQ4/s765/The%20Safe%20House%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInR6sp_TDCtJkPQIXEH0pEil1DjtZACjQORC1EehVw5louQYHfIDbvgPWrMlpEHVWc3LncshGX0T6xxweWvPcEYHvpO0zuT6VA6bNVGyMbmE_zmj8LCCnckcX3J8cmDBM2mm23aUZnEd70_e_ptbiY_2M6vaiM0u28vaq4r4bFetE7iuyX22Kf2HlIrQ4/s320/The%20Safe%20House%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Once I had introduced the oranges in the sky at left I developed it so that it stretches across three quarters of the storm cloud. The next problem is to integrate it into the lighting on the right on the clouds, I have made a start but felt I should stop here and reassess it over tomorrow's breakfast coffee. When the storm cloud is finished I have to paint in the distant clouds in sunlight on the right. <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am posting the original sky reference to show how I usually deviate from the original reference often for compositional reasons and invariably change the colours.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF97DUGFQIicp2gYO5Wt1qgF1IRJ1AqAecJOWXVZqm1AfaobzWfexMcfH1zPqGseksFi04CjZ7ej1ar1-iAIWhevMzVXEhoBCHuD6gcV9wqz7XCzbKBBY8Puyek5g1npcybZf6RP2hNn_c8WnnPqKJNRtkhSi8JHACAElHh23P5hCRE1or1hLudJMMe0a/s765/Sky%20Demo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="765" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF97DUGFQIicp2gYO5Wt1qgF1IRJ1AqAecJOWXVZqm1AfaobzWfexMcfH1zPqGseksFi04CjZ7ej1ar1-iAIWhevMzVXEhoBCHuD6gcV9wqz7XCzbKBBY8Puyek5g1npcybZf6RP2hNn_c8WnnPqKJNRtkhSi8JHACAElHh23P5hCRE1or1hLudJMMe0a/s320/Sky%20Demo.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Reference photo</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-85224378002253603832024-02-20T09:00:00.000-08:002024-02-20T09:00:43.838-08:00The Safe House - stage 2<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37BNovFdu28Qh0AvLWw7UOC60m1eggjnv5mEOyKAw4n3d9WJeH2-eWUEddX9G1fo-VfnaLdhH9LWw0LE6QRZSJMfZmSj3oO9qmf8tNZJylQ_xRVGeg7QyxurREe3Xwk651aLaWR_QoEPExiWvHYR5trMVlk6c9uyBLksyfUFcjSyQpcOwMcXEG53bojXI/s765/The%20Safe%20House%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37BNovFdu28Qh0AvLWw7UOC60m1eggjnv5mEOyKAw4n3d9WJeH2-eWUEddX9G1fo-VfnaLdhH9LWw0LE6QRZSJMfZmSj3oO9qmf8tNZJylQ_xRVGeg7QyxurREe3Xwk651aLaWR_QoEPExiWvHYR5trMVlk6c9uyBLksyfUFcjSyQpcOwMcXEG53bojXI/s320/The%20Safe%20House%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />First colour pass on the sky and a long way to go yet. I am introducing more orange into the clouds as there is something about it that I like, let's hope it works out. I will be in London tomorrow do no more progress now on this until Thursday...<p></p><p><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-57496041448886324182024-02-19T09:41:00.000-08:002024-02-19T09:41:59.375-08:00The Safe House - stage 1<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQ4IUDsMaIRmZUKepmjovHol8HG8EbBsOPTQ6QUbMyVnkF716bkMsjaZY35q_S_JX1ZzcKeERAOZ8Nzva8O-KG4Y2VAhnWup9DaSJ1-faUpQrD2jADypxGgesFCINUNYhl_XBvFjBB__7LD6XN3ipnW4r9n9Y2c_CVR_Ks7shN-ipjcKb4-QbWzb5PfmU/s765/The%20Safe%20House%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQ4IUDsMaIRmZUKepmjovHol8HG8EbBsOPTQ6QUbMyVnkF716bkMsjaZY35q_S_JX1ZzcKeERAOZ8Nzva8O-KG4Y2VAhnWup9DaSJ1-faUpQrD2jADypxGgesFCINUNYhl_XBvFjBB__7LD6XN3ipnW4r9n9Y2c_CVR_Ks7shN-ipjcKb4-QbWzb5PfmU/s320/The%20Safe%20House%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The next painting in the current series this one is set somewhere in Kansas as I wanted a flat horizon for this one as the house must look as lonely as possible within a vast featureless landscape to get the visual and metaphorical idea across. I wanted paint a landscape that is in sharp contrast to the previous one, going from a landscape full of incident to something extremely simple in terms of content. By having such a simple composition causes it's own potential problems: everything must look right as the eye is not being distracted by superficial detail so I need to make sure that the clouds aren't too simple in terms of tonal variation and the foreground grassland must look right too.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the tonal underpainting stage using my usual mix of Burnt Sienna and Dioxazine Purple thinned with Liquin and applied with a rag and brush.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Oil on canvas 39" x 16".</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-9568034803477207472024-02-15T02:53:00.000-08:002024-02-15T02:53:10.241-08:00Infected By Art<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7De6ey6i0YGV4FeFeX4-OcjDRmZYnkSwFfJQbZikGyeTlhlpRce7ehrDeZ-ReOAzhIdZ9C5rW6_BZ_MlmtKsWWUTIvMWR14DkzeGSkMj0YkCP1PpxiyIVbvFxS563kLdB8ayJHmGddWLtKvax5WDHYK80XBfVulQ6aNEsmXtvcIbJJJMyRzp_gA7tL5s/s1332/Binary%20Sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="1332" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7De6ey6i0YGV4FeFeX4-OcjDRmZYnkSwFfJQbZikGyeTlhlpRce7ehrDeZ-ReOAzhIdZ9C5rW6_BZ_MlmtKsWWUTIvMWR14DkzeGSkMj0YkCP1PpxiyIVbvFxS563kLdB8ayJHmGddWLtKvax5WDHYK80XBfVulQ6aNEsmXtvcIbJJJMyRzp_gA7tL5s/s320/Binary%20Sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Binary Sunset<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> A big thank you to the jurors of Infected By Art 12 who have accepted two of my paintings for inclusion in Infected By Art 12, "Binary Sunset" and "Castle Dracul".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"Binary Sunset" is oil on canvas 39" x 16' and "Castle Dracul" is oil on linen 16" x 12". Both are sold.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"Binary Sunset" was a rare foray into Star Wars territory and "Castle Dracul" into Horror...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXNc53MGkTxL4-mQdk2QqLo4ErcdFvjOaaaF658AV8ShVKL8IgsBE4gfDxl3GEDWZHqBWFyjwGKOsRQxpNAZAZ0MUwZ0MInk_uqq53IbxIdb2ve-VjyPKyoAsBbJ4kw0mLhsJTqizkQq_b29Eic-cBT-qK4xH49Akw5yxtjHkfiFAf6u3yj1Fiu6DmWya/s765/Castle%20Dracul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="765" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXNc53MGkTxL4-mQdk2QqLo4ErcdFvjOaaaF658AV8ShVKL8IgsBE4gfDxl3GEDWZHqBWFyjwGKOsRQxpNAZAZ0MUwZ0MInk_uqq53IbxIdb2ve-VjyPKyoAsBbJ4kw0mLhsJTqizkQq_b29Eic-cBT-qK4xH49Akw5yxtjHkfiFAf6u3yj1Fiu6DmWya/s320/Castle%20Dracul.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castle Dracul<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-65478108144453147672024-02-14T07:44:00.000-08:002024-02-14T07:44:38.025-08:00Passing Through<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnuWDfbFOHkYpIMw7OZDfGVsiaIk-kxRx-Aa-gt3ScnqgwefXAGgOcBhsYLdWqbcJhqi5RmUNmQFw_i1BBsqKmCJxshh1Vq4YjxlMbnCqlu6_eDHaI3rQ19YMtjtHqNOHfuSXMce4QzkO3DrE7YdsOpd_o19w9hmihA3pf81bKzNddtlSObR8EF8EZT-M/s1049/Passing%20Through.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="1049" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnuWDfbFOHkYpIMw7OZDfGVsiaIk-kxRx-Aa-gt3ScnqgwefXAGgOcBhsYLdWqbcJhqi5RmUNmQFw_i1BBsqKmCJxshh1Vq4YjxlMbnCqlu6_eDHaI3rQ19YMtjtHqNOHfuSXMce4QzkO3DrE7YdsOpd_o19w9hmihA3pf81bKzNddtlSObR8EF8EZT-M/s320/Passing%20Through.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> For various reasons (explained in earlier posts on this blog) this has taken a long time to finish. The third in this as yet unnamed series of metaphorical landscapes this one has a nod to the Hudson River School which is appropriate as they are all American landscapes although none so far of a specific location and all are basically imaginary. I had a specific design to this painting in my head at the outset, a composition that made use of the panoramic format with dark hills at top taking up two thirds from the right, all the landscape at bottom being in shadow and an area of brightly lit mountains in the background in the remaining third of the picture at top. As the landscape is in shadow this would be a suitable tonally darker area for the campfire to be at a third in from the right - most of my paintings are based on The Rule Of Thirds in terms of composition.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This series is centred on a common theme of a small lit area in a usually vast landscape of some kind with this particular one being a metaphor for our individual journey through life, we are literally just passing through... through the vastness of the physical world and the complexity of society and all that that brings. That's why it's a camp fire, something temporary...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Oil on canvas 39" x 16".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a step-by-step progress through this painting in previous posts on this blog.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg432fDNGr3KwHQ84o_oYpWH-zOBumYD-fMoovGuI0lWxZ1MQ0Ih2_PzJMXbft9swp07I2WCbS3lRjTWrzNXeDFsDwXe7tV-L6mM-Jal0Y046W2KYVpR-8YAa4LRszspL1WXIhHiORG-fVUYQkMip5AC2hXoYhpT-QYf90opiH0TzeC66cYd9_VMPlCG0m_/s660/Passing%20Through%20Detail%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg432fDNGr3KwHQ84o_oYpWH-zOBumYD-fMoovGuI0lWxZ1MQ0Ih2_PzJMXbft9swp07I2WCbS3lRjTWrzNXeDFsDwXe7tV-L6mM-Jal0Y046W2KYVpR-8YAa4LRszspL1WXIhHiORG-fVUYQkMip5AC2hXoYhpT-QYf90opiH0TzeC66cYd9_VMPlCG0m_/s320/Passing%20Through%20Detail%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SRqQViYA7zOjUvXXZQGVnfoSHyj01UWrH9ZyZ302bgSgQbr9_TU2rGH5jos9LD1k6aqsnLRePdxtbcBTgMpXj50NtZUerOIYztpF7DxbgQxX6atFo5WsKEbpEn5VL_FX1VSiowvJfbY28CSiOYD884qTeVBcrWDTuJVkcGZnWkonPfFAFMsE9Z4gCsUZ/s879/Passing%20Through%20Detail%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="879" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SRqQViYA7zOjUvXXZQGVnfoSHyj01UWrH9ZyZ302bgSgQbr9_TU2rGH5jos9LD1k6aqsnLRePdxtbcBTgMpXj50NtZUerOIYztpF7DxbgQxX6atFo5WsKEbpEn5VL_FX1VSiowvJfbY28CSiOYD884qTeVBcrWDTuJVkcGZnWkonPfFAFMsE9Z4gCsUZ/s320/Passing%20Through%20Detail%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-20767317998619787922024-02-12T09:10:00.000-08:002024-02-12T09:10:55.697-08:00Passing Through - stage 15<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPntFr9dA3AfNmXNGsLTfKYyZ2war1nuFEqymH-cpCwE-3DT4Sv-i1DjjjJ6SwBH2qTLQ4NYOSIxFyOGplgMnzAMS4_6yv3QweXuSUyclso3KA5SIWRmx4aYXS8l9pkj5ZiiXg-h45DHf_m5LtjAJNAX4KJd-bV24gDjmd_t7vn1WxpAn87iKb3Hur2bp/s765/Passing%20Through%20-%20stage%2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPntFr9dA3AfNmXNGsLTfKYyZ2war1nuFEqymH-cpCwE-3DT4Sv-i1DjjjJ6SwBH2qTLQ4NYOSIxFyOGplgMnzAMS4_6yv3QweXuSUyclso3KA5SIWRmx4aYXS8l9pkj5ZiiXg-h45DHf_m5LtjAJNAX4KJd-bV24gDjmd_t7vn1WxpAn87iKb3Hur2bp/s320/Passing%20Through%20-%20stage%2015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Nearly there, I just have the foreground tree to paint in and then some tweaks here and there and it's finished. I hope it was worth it!<br /><p></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-39988313719351619362024-02-11T08:52:00.000-08:002024-02-11T08:52:19.576-08:00Passing Through - stage 14<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNTrmU5TFfNwvFdtWdsBvfXmM1KrXoMwYoY8wlBvyrAUtTCVjKefp8_EOEs88hf326rbBUwadEdCjZLb5AjfFR2j9T6En32DRY4bmF7_p7W_Lb02rG1WVLr05ycrW42Nv4Rlg-GShbLCHAwnLMiBY3LZwnuHXZQ-2YszCRFW7mUZNCaYVXqkOoj-_U5HH/s765/Passing%20Through%2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNTrmU5TFfNwvFdtWdsBvfXmM1KrXoMwYoY8wlBvyrAUtTCVjKefp8_EOEs88hf326rbBUwadEdCjZLb5AjfFR2j9T6En32DRY4bmF7_p7W_Lb02rG1WVLr05ycrW42Nv4Rlg-GShbLCHAwnLMiBY3LZwnuHXZQ-2YszCRFW7mUZNCaYVXqkOoj-_U5HH/s320/Passing%20Through%2014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Painted in the foreground rocks at left and indicated where the camp fire is going ready for tomorrow.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This painting has taken longer than I anticipated, maybe because of the relative complexity and certainly because I made it harder for myself by not putting in the whole underpainting before I went to colour, I reckon I could have saved a couple of days at least... I guess you learn something from every painting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The painting is a metaphor for our individual journey in life, we are literally just passing through.... through the vastness of the natural world and the complexity of society and all that that brings. That's why it's a camp fire, something temporary....</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-16188238217126479412024-02-10T09:04:00.000-08:002024-02-10T09:04:48.997-08:00Passing Through - stage 13<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDol0FJuGUZtllsy5LwK0__mk8V8o-XPmwdfpvgP3GG267mK_TC0QQuV4SPCVCbJnaiFOsRZ74nGFGu-umbrZpC9XvpDQgqBGm07ol3GNqLtydqtlg6KhI4KmbT06NCg3ksYl7mJtcqCskBAIIN-6eMDm5AigMDe34Z5hdmdyUqgVpsLCA80km90Sh6iPY/s765/Passing%20Through%2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDol0FJuGUZtllsy5LwK0__mk8V8o-XPmwdfpvgP3GG267mK_TC0QQuV4SPCVCbJnaiFOsRZ74nGFGu-umbrZpC9XvpDQgqBGm07ol3GNqLtydqtlg6KhI4KmbT06NCg3ksYl7mJtcqCskBAIIN-6eMDm5AigMDe34Z5hdmdyUqgVpsLCA80km90Sh6iPY/s320/Passing%20Through%2013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Painted in the landscape at left up to the rocks which I will work on tomorrow. Hopefully just a couple more days left to finish it, it's been hanging around too long on my easel. I think now it's looking like the colours and lighting that I originally conceived, lots of rich Autumn/Fall colours all in shadow.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">New colour used: Naples Yellow.</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-74469331450039902192024-02-09T09:46:00.000-08:002024-02-09T09:46:42.222-08:00Passing Through - stage 12<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTM4uML1n9_bHKp4F7GE5qPZHWiEffX5_D0m4rxywKoUuJg40gy0a0K5V5xNVWe9sgGZVwkQ_pVXogrzypFiCklIF258qQs2bhUghTdNXbr5pmgIefv47FpfpsLJi44Q4tNhHixgoYC4cxytoTyvonyzXih3s6OAvX-irF1O7YY0SdUGIDqBTzHNezJH3/s765/Passing%20Through%2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTM4uML1n9_bHKp4F7GE5qPZHWiEffX5_D0m4rxywKoUuJg40gy0a0K5V5xNVWe9sgGZVwkQ_pVXogrzypFiCklIF258qQs2bhUghTdNXbr5pmgIefv47FpfpsLJi44Q4tNhHixgoYC4cxytoTyvonyzXih3s6OAvX-irF1O7YY0SdUGIDqBTzHNezJH3/s320/Passing%20Through%2012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Finally got the rest of the underpainting done for the foreground and at the end of the day I have just found some reference that will help me sort out a problem area in the middle of the foreground which I will paint in tomorrow.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The next one in this series is going to be a sky piece...</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-40597826886956320552024-02-08T09:30:00.000-08:002024-02-08T09:30:19.313-08:00Passing Through - stage 11<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NzofxMxAO65s6TcxMXVzOjeFm-OJ6eUU2R_qvc3-n5K1VuXpuZp49JBqsPs2l7OOtJcC9NIMsvW3zACsyzkXxWP64AMeHtp0eFhfdej27VR324trUZz9qEalieffM4zLzjd_zF1eGiZOxmcUWcuZn7DfVoDwiog_uyT14acqU1wvJKNuvIm5xZumGnON/s765/Passing%20Through%2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NzofxMxAO65s6TcxMXVzOjeFm-OJ6eUU2R_qvc3-n5K1VuXpuZp49JBqsPs2l7OOtJcC9NIMsvW3zACsyzkXxWP64AMeHtp0eFhfdej27VR324trUZz9qEalieffM4zLzjd_zF1eGiZOxmcUWcuZn7DfVoDwiog_uyT14acqU1wvJKNuvIm5xZumGnON/s320/Passing%20Through%2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> This painting has been slow going, I guess because I'm trying to make an invented landscape look real or at least something like a Hudson River School painting...At least I've learnt a lesson: get the underpainting finished before you go to colour. I think it would have been quicker to paint if I'd had a bit more patience and finished the underpainting instead of steaming on with the background with the foreground unresolved. I have worked out the land at left and have just worked out the rest of the foreground but it's too late in the day to make a start.<br /><p></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-22650703157208734792024-02-07T09:38:00.000-08:002024-02-07T09:38:02.352-08:00Passing Through - stage 10<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq8kTQ8AM8eJngb2UPzkzuAkKJi48dsjKZv4R03JR84MYz1na91YotjgKot67yaPmtNts3ps5bhqF5HA5_UrPOpxVFMZPR0ayZBoObIwQEgu-K0GYVeN_qMRbyZCGrvqpo2BX59zc_5X4S0UxmqMRlKPErcbGgJHIGrS0D44S1rRPCTo7CYtjiQP1p8pO/s765/Passing%20Through%2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq8kTQ8AM8eJngb2UPzkzuAkKJi48dsjKZv4R03JR84MYz1na91YotjgKot67yaPmtNts3ps5bhqF5HA5_UrPOpxVFMZPR0ayZBoObIwQEgu-K0GYVeN_qMRbyZCGrvqpo2BX59zc_5X4S0UxmqMRlKPErcbGgJHIGrS0D44S1rRPCTo7CYtjiQP1p8pO/s320/Passing%20Through%2010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> OK pretty much finished the bottom of the background hills, I think tomorrow is time to paint in the underpainting on the foreground before I paint in the riverbank and camp fire.<br /><p></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-50278017956597712352024-02-06T08:33:00.000-08:002024-02-06T08:33:43.702-08:00Passing Through - stage 9<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcfKHOhwgBJYHL82Z7KnMp0PHtp_bEsrjkMDp8PzTcuHkHNrj3oeS4Ye-mzXoKH9bxCUWlDruPXMPCg6AHUytUH1YljbECQbobckHg61jPA3HfpzzBsw3nHqJHnVhaoOSqER11mKC5PKGikr_SBGOTMJYZivL4_FZvo8ZFo6PMVCNdwVSLf-2H5173GWQ/s765/Passing%20Through%209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcfKHOhwgBJYHL82Z7KnMp0PHtp_bEsrjkMDp8PzTcuHkHNrj3oeS4Ye-mzXoKH9bxCUWlDruPXMPCg6AHUytUH1YljbECQbobckHg61jPA3HfpzzBsw3nHqJHnVhaoOSqER11mKC5PKGikr_SBGOTMJYZivL4_FZvo8ZFo6PMVCNdwVSLf-2H5173GWQ/s320/Passing%20Through%209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Finished the background hills for the moment, tomorrow I move on to the trees across the riverbank behind the campfire. Once I have some darks in the foreground I will know how much to knock back the background hills, if they need to....<br /><p></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332592823495646729.post-72193653627470776622024-02-05T09:03:00.000-08:002024-02-05T09:03:35.981-08:00Passing Through - stage 8<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtuiO1zvgIv318HdoXNcxgXAEqiM2vuclrAvpAe-Fb3BcAi_3mZb4qv1iVO7uVmoaS-dnhlRZKnQm4zNwcQukcYClxpX4D4ZNmxTMNsoloPHhxFmgersEPTyublMj23hMVwlwN5yjhqmUpR5aQBXjws92GHMEqlkMysDLNI_1JjlbwWo9jwtn-h-JurlM/s765/Passing%20Through%208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtuiO1zvgIv318HdoXNcxgXAEqiM2vuclrAvpAe-Fb3BcAi_3mZb4qv1iVO7uVmoaS-dnhlRZKnQm4zNwcQukcYClxpX4D4ZNmxTMNsoloPHhxFmgersEPTyublMj23hMVwlwN5yjhqmUpR5aQBXjws92GHMEqlkMysDLNI_1JjlbwWo9jwtn-h-JurlM/s320/Passing%20Through%208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I'm leaving the distant sunny landscape alone now and will tweak it if it needs it later on. Really glad I painted in that underpainting on the hills as I was able to get in a lot of work on the first colour pass today and should finish them tomorrow<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">New colours used: Permanent Sap Green and Oxide Of Chromium.</span><br /></p>Mark Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400086587398349005noreply@blogger.com0