Most recent art project - all done!

[sophiap]

I just finished my first actual oil painting. It was quite a change from my usual pen-and-ink and/or pastel, and I'm very happy with how the final product turned out.



I did this from a photo my BFF took while we were on vacation up on Martha's Vineyard. I did a few alterations to the photo (removing some buckets and some ropes that looked like they were placed there by Escher).

If you want to see the start-to-finish on this thing, I put a selection of in-process photos behind the cut.



Initial sketch and some color tests



Color laydown begins (I will be so sick of mixing gray by the time this is over...)



Adding colors that aren't gray.



Shading, a little bit of detail...



Adding a little detail in the background and practicing major task avoidance on all those ropes.



Got rid of the fishing net in the upper left corner and started adding volume/shaping to those ropes. (If I ever claim a BB fic featuring shibari, I am golden.)



Did the shingle detail in the back, continued to sharpen things in the front.

Comments

[arliss]

I was positive I had replied to this post. I love what you've done here. I don't pretend to understand it, but I'm not an artist, and certainly not a painter.

I will say the scene draws me in, looks inviting, comfortable, welcoming. I know that's me reading in, but I really like it.

[sophiap]

Thank you so much! The place where the photo was taken is one of my favorite places on earth.