Necessity or procrastination, could be the motivation for what might be my "Manic Panic" phase of painting. Not having a current painting to show for critique night at the monthly meeting of the Waukesha Creative Art League (WCAL) I went into this phase and produced "Cafe Intervention". This is a 22 by 30 inch watercolor on Arches 400 lb cold press paper.
This watercolor is the sketch for an oil painting entry into this year's Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP). So far I've sketched this painting onto canvas (36 by 48 inches) and the underpainting is done. This is where I start to change the color composition. I will be posting the progress of this oil painting, which should help to keep me on track. I already do not like the color of her dress and the vividness of the background scene. The dress color wasn't a mix from the color palette I use and it really looks garish. Some aerial perspective is needed for the background to make the street scene appear to be distant. We will see where this goes, it will be interesting to see how much it changes before it's completed. I will be posting photos of the progress.
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