Another Peak Behind the Curtain (Part I)
As promised, here is the first installment of my latest painting. Nothing too interesting yet - just getting the proportions and overall feel set (color selection and style of brushwork). The tree trunks set the stage, framing the center of the composition and narrowing the focus. The sky is uneven in tone - but that's OK, because THERE WILL BE CLOUDS, and a lot will end up being covered over anyway. Some of the background foliage is being sketched, and I got to break out a fan brush for the trees in the middle ground. Then I stabbed in a mishmash of different "naturey" colors to begin to create the impression of dense foliage. As I said, not too much accomplished here, but a good session's work and several decisions regarding position and viewpoint have already been made. Oh, and see that faintly defined creamy colored mass of polygons in the sky there? That's going to be a castle.
