Middle Ground

I hope everyone is having a great summer.  Sadly, it is almost halfway over.  School will start and the pools will close.  At least the benefits to it all is cooler weather.  

I started working on the second layer to my painting, the middle ground.  Most paintings consist of three layers; background, middle ground, and finally, the foreground.  Luckily, I did not need to go back into my background to fix my middle ground work.  

I am not too happy with what I painted but, luckily, paintings are made of paint and paint can be layered and covered up.  Being able to edit yourself is a wonderful thing in painting.  Here is what I have done so far and will keep you updated as often as I have a moment to write my blog.  

I hope everyone is having a good summer and have been finding some time to create art.  So remember, to be the best artist you can be!

Layering

Hello readers!  I know I have been away for quite some time but summer really does keep this girl busy.  In our house, summer is the busiest time of the year.  We have graduations, travel, classes, and fun that keep us busy.  I hope you are having a great summer and staying busy in all the good kind of ways.

As I talked about previously, I have been planning on working on some new paintings.  My goal is to walk you through that process to help you understand how I work and maybe help you organize your thoughts as well.  I talked to you about sketching and researching and planning.  Well, once that all is done and ready to start, how do you start your painting?  With this particular painting, I plan on layering.

What I mean by layering is working on one part of the painting at a time.  For example, I will do the background first, next the middle ground, and finally the foreground.  I layer my painting from bottom to top.  What is great about painting that drawing can not always provide is correction.  If I mess up on my middle ground and ruin my already done background, I can take my paint and fix it.  Paint is a very forgiving medium to work with.  If you have watched any of my painting videos you will know this process of layering is not one I used while creating my "Orange" painting.  I painted as if the painting was all one layer because I was using texture that I did not want throughout my whole painting.  Working as if you are on one layer is what most water-colorist do as well.  Watercolor is not as forgiving as acrylic or oil paint is.  Once you make a mistake, their is no going back, you can not cover it up.  That is a lot of the reason I do not like watercolor.  I like having that option of correction.  I hope you are enjoying creating some artwork and finding more time then I have been this summer to create.  Here is the background of my painting and hopefully, I can get the next layer done soon.

As always, I am here to help you be the best artist you can be!!

(My prayers are going out to the families of those lost in Orlando this past weekend)