Well, I have started work on it, and I just finished the sky, which is perhaps the most difficult part of the painting.
Here is my work so far...
The canvas is 24 x 18 inches, and I, as always, I am using acrylic paints.
If you compare it with the original work by Velasco...
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... you can see that I am not attempting to do an exact copy of his work. Also I know that my colors are different. Seeing as I am mildly colorblind, it would be very difficult for me to try to duplicate the colors. I suppose that my colorblindness is the reason why my colors tend to quite vivid.
Next step is to paint the mountains.
Oh I'm so envious of your talent. I've taken many classes but to no avail.......Your sky is wonderful, already!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Babs!
DeleteThat's quite impressive! Especially given your slight colorblindness. I think I like your sky better than Velasco's. I'm eager to see the finished work.
ReplyDeleteSaludos,
Kim G
Boston, MA
Where we'll stick with snapping photos and tweaking them in Photoshop.
Thank you, Kim. I take that as a great compliment. Actually, the painting by Velasco that I chose is not one of favorites of his. I wonder if it might not be an early work of his. Many of his other paintings are much more striking. I picked it because I like the view.
Delete¡Muchísimas gracias!
Saludos,
Bill
Maybe you can paint a Chilango and his friends climbing the mountains in your painting.
ReplyDeleteLOL.